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US Springfield Model 1847 Sappers & Miners Carbine

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,500.00 USD
US Springfield Model 1847 Sappers & Miners Carbine
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26" barrel 69 caliber lock plated dated 1847.‘Sappers & Miners” model, was contracted by the Ordnance Department in March 1847. Produced by the Springfield Armory from 1848 to 1859, 250 of these were made in 1847-1848, & this rifle would have been a part of the initial 250. 80 were made in 1855; and 500 made in 1856. Musketoons are small muskets that were purchased for use in the Artillery, Cavalry and Sapper & Miner branch.