805. U.S. Springfield – Mod. 1816 w/Remington Maynard Tape Primer Conversion – 69 Cal. Percussion Rifle-Musket – w/42” Round Barrel w/Blade Front Sight – Gray/Brown Finish – w/Straight Grip Full Wood Stock Secured by 3 Barrel Bands w/Metal Butt Plate – w/2 Vivid Stock Cartouches on Left Side of Stock – w/Period Leather Sling – Lock & Barrel Both Dated 1858 – Left Side of Barrel Marked “N.J.” – Research Shows That There Were Approx. 20,000 of These Conversions Done, Remington Mfg. All of the Locks, Which Then Went to Frankford Arsenal to do the Actual Conversions! These Conversions Were Done Mid 1850’s
