Original U.S. Civil War Confederate C.S. Richmond Type 4 Low Hump Percussion Rifle with Period Replaced Stock and Rear Sight - Dated 1862 Antique Cartridge Firearms Scabbard length: 9¼”

Scabbard length: 9¼”

It is dated October 1963

“You said in one of your letters that a Jap gun would be a nice souvenir

which we obtained recently from an old private museum

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate C.S. Richmond Type 4 Low Hump Percussion Rifle with Period Replaced Stock and Rear Sight - Dated 1862 Antique Cartridge Firearms Scabbard length: 9¼”Original item: One of a Kind. This is a truly amazing find, recently purchased at a local auction! At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 the Confederacy were counting on support from England for Arms and the tools to manufacture them. Unexpectedly, the Union quickly blocked the Confederate Southern States' ports, eliminating importation of the much needed Manufacturing equipment from England. The war progressed into 1862 and much to the Washington