Our Price: $4500

54 Caliber, serial number 9241. Standard configuration, 33" browned barrel with adjustable rear sight, tall pinched front sight, and bayonet lug on right; brass furniture, matching assembly numbers "24" & "0" stamped inside tool box door, breech latch, & rammer. Lock marked "J.H. MERRILL BALTO. / PAT. JULY. 1858" and "9241" on tail. Loading lever with same markings: "J.H. MERRILL BALTO. / PAT. JULY 1858" and matching S# 9241 at back. Brass bands secured by spring loaded posts on oval escutcheons. Walnut stock with crisp "ZB" cartouche opposite lock, steel ramrod with a button head. Tool box contains brass cleaning jag that fits ramrod, extra nipple, and combination nipple wrench/screw driver.

Only 770 Merrill rifles made during the Civil War. Several units issued rifles were 21st Indiana and 7th & 10th Michigan Infantries. CONDITION: very good to fine overall, barrel retains about 70% original bright brown with scattered light pitting, lock has traces of case color, overall bright with scattered pitting; lever, breech, & hammer are overall dark with some muted case colors; brass polished and smooth; stock is sound, sharp edges, crisp cartouche; good discernible markings; mechanics fine, crisp bright shiny rifled bore.

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