U.S. Model 1844 Harpers Ferry .69 Cal

U.S. Model 1844 Harper’s Ferry Percussion Musket — .69 Caliber — Antique A Documented U.S. Armory Arm with Remarkable Provenance Indicators Offered here is a U.S. military percussion musket bearing Harper’s Ferry Armory lockplate markings, one of America’s most historically significant federal arsenals — the same facility famously raided by John Brown in 1859 and destroyed at the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. Specifications: • Action: Single-shot percussion • Caliber: .69 smoothbore • Barrel Length: 27.5 inches • Configuration: Shortened or artillery/carbine configuration Notable Features: The stock displays an extraordinary collection of brass and iron tack decorations — dome-headed tacks applied in geometric patterns on bot...