The Whitney 'Plymouth' rifle, named after the U.S.S. one of two bayonets associated with the Whitney Model 1861 Percussion Navy ('Plymouth'). This is not a firearm.but it is a rather nice piece. I guess that is why I expanded the scope of my collecting into a later time period.ДЄs Canada was active early in WWI and probably made sense to branch out. I know one other local collector that has a serious interest in the CW and Indian War period.he has many 'very special' pieces.we have done some business together over the years. It has been a bit of a lonely collecting exercise where I live.there is rarely anything at the local gun show that fits in this CW collecting period. The engraved number on the butt plate tang 1121 is the 'control number.' This gun 'might' have been a CS central government purchase. 58 caliber rather than the standard '25 bore' or British. The '24' on the barrel indicates the guns bore size, which is. PATTERN 1853 ENFIELD RIFLED MUSKETвЂ¦lock plate dated 1861. Two Model 1855 socket bayonets Type 1 and Type 2 for the Model 1861 and certain other. Model 1861 rifled musket-lock plate dated 1863. Model 1855 Second Type saber bayonet and scabbard marked PB/P on the ricasso. Model 1842 Musket, with a correct early scabbard. U.S Bayonet Model 1835 in a Regulation Pattern of 1839 scabbard. Manufactured at Harpers Ferry Armoury with an early 1843 lock plate date. musket used by both sides early in the war. Thanks Jason.the Sharps carbine shown above is in pretty decent condition.

Civil war sharps rifle serial numbers