Lot 2121: E. Whitney U.S. Model 1841 Percussion "Mississippi Rifle"
"LDS" Marked E. Whitney U.S. Model 1841 Percussion "Mississippi Rifle"
Auction Date: February 15, 2023
Lot 2121: E. Whitney U.S. Model 1841 Percussion "Mississippi Rifle"
"LDS" Marked E. Whitney U.S. Model 1841 Percussion "Mississippi Rifle"
Auction Date: February 15, 2023
Estimated Price: $1,000 - $1,500
Price Realized: 
"LDS" Marked E. Whitney U.S. Model 1841 Percussion "Mississippi Rifle"
Manufacturer: Whitney Arms Company
Model: 1841
Type: Rifle
Gauge: 54
Barrel: 33 inch round
Finish: brown/casehardened/bright
Grip:
Stock: walnut
Item Views: 190
Serial Number: 
Class: Antique
Rating:
OG - POOR- major or minor parts replaced; major replacement parts required and extensive restoration needed; metal deeply pitted; principal lettering, numerals and design obliterated, wood badly scratched, bruised, cracked or broken; mechanically inoperative; generally undesirable as a collectors firearm in its present state.
Description:
"HP" hand inscribed on the patchbox. "C/55" and "US" marked on the buttplate. The barrel is stamped "LDS" on the upper left at the breech circled in paint pen. It has been attributed by the consignor as a Latter-Days Saints (Mormon) rifle.
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