United States. Colt special Model 1861 Rifle musket. Lockplate marked ‘COLT’S PT F.A. MFG Co HARTFORD, CT’. An eagle head on the bolster. On the barrel the marks N.J, VP, STEEL and the date 1862. On the stock the inspector’s cartouches AWM (Allen Wait Mather) and JT (Johan Taylor).
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