Original U.S. Civil War Confederate C.S. Richmond Type 3 Percussion Rifle with Low Hump Lock Plate - Dated 1863 U.S. Navy The color of the cap

The color of the cap indicated the burning time of the type of fuze fitted

Receiver plate is nicely marked:

In civilian life it was too cumbersome and many

with the 600th

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate C.S. Richmond Type 3 Percussion Rifle with Low Hump Lock Plate - Dated 1863 U.S. Navy The color of the capOriginal item: One of a Kind. This is a truly amazing find, coming to us among a collection of late 19th century rifles, mostly bolt action, from an old Collection in South Carolina. It really came right out of the woodwork. This is absolutely as it was put away more than 100 years ago, now only very gently cleaned and found to be 100% original. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 the Confederacy were counting on support from England for Arms and