W1301     Musician sword, Model 1840, Ames, 1863, banner address, AHC. Ref: Thillmann Army Swords pg. 190.     $550.

W1303     Single shot percussion carbine, Sharps New Model 1863, .52cal., (#72520) Ref: Flayderman 5F-021.   Sold.

W1304     Breech loading smoothbore percussion carbine, Model 1843 Hall - North, 1850, .52 cal. Ref: Flayderman 9A-277.       $2,800.

W1305     Six shot percussion revolver, Colt Model 1860 Army, round cylinder, 4 screws, manufacture 1861, .44 cal., (#11223), with holster. Ref:  Flayderman 5B-092.     $3,500.

W1306     Single shot percussion carbine, Gwyn & Campbell, .52cal., (#4453) Ref: Flayderman 9B-059.   $2,000.

W1307     Single shot rimfire carbine, Sharps and Hankins Model 1862 for Navy, .52 cal., (#10548)   Ref: Flayderman 5F-091.       $2,500.

W1309     Cavalry saber, Model 1840, P D Luneschloss, "PDL". Ref: Thillmann Cav. & Arty. Sabers pg. 266.       $600.

W1310     Rifled percussion musket, Confederate Richmond Armory, low hump, 1863, .58 cal.   Ref:  Flayderman 10-052.     $2,500.   Sale pending.

W1311     Confederate cavalry saber, Kenansville. Ref: Albright Confederate Swords pg. 45.   $2,100.

W1312     Cavalry saber, Model 1840, Officer, Horstmann. Ref: Thillmann Cav. & Arty. Sabers pg. 217.       $1,500.

W1313     Foot officer sword, Model 1850, Curdts. Ref: Thillmann Army Swords, not listed, pg. 231, this maker not listed, see Thillman Cavalry Swords, page 172 for information about this maker.   $750.

W1314     Cavalry saber, Model 1840, marked "GA", not identified. Ref: Thillmann Cav. & Arty. Sabers, (not identified).    $750.

W1315     Non commissioned officer sword, Model 1840, Emerson & Silver, 1863, McG. Ref: Thillmann Army Swords pg. 205.              $650.

W1316     Six shot percussion revolver, Colt Model 1849 "pocket",  round cylinder , 5in barrel, .31 cal., (#111019).   Ref:  Flayderman 5B-042, (5in. barrel).         $1,500.

W1321     Seven shot rimfire breech-loading rifle, Spencer Model 1860, "56/56" cartridge., 52 cal., (#23266)   Ref: Flayderman 9B-093.     $2,900.

W1322     Seven shot rimfire carbine, Spencer Model 1860, "56/56" cartridge, without saddle ring, 52 cal., (#1758) Ref: Flayderman 9B-086.          $1,800.

W1323     Seven shot rimfire carbine, Spencer Model 1860, "56/56" cartridge., 52 cal., (#22308). Ref: Flayderman 9B-086.        $2,800.

W1324     Cavalry saber, Model 1840, possibly Confederate assembled, not identified. Ref: Thillmann Cav. & Arty. Sabers, (not identified).           $1,100.

W1325     Artillery saber, Model 1840, Ames, 1861, Ames Mfg Co, Chicopee, banner address, GGS. Ref: Thillmann Cav. & Arty. Sabers pg. 97.          $1,250.

W1330     Seven shot rimfire carbine, Spencer Model 1860, "56/56" cartridge., 52 cal., (#61379) Ref: Flayderman 9B-086.    $1,800.

Weapons sale catalog page 1, items up to W1299.

Weapons sale catalog page 2, items up to W1300 to end.

Ridgeway Reference Archive, Civil War, weapons.
Pre 1898 Civil War weapons, click here.

All weapons I sell are "pre 1898 weapons".  This exempts antique firearms from regulation, which means that they can be owned, or shipped through the mail, no permitting or licensing is required.

The complete text of the law can be found in the Cornell online law library:
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000921----000-.html

The following relevant excerpt is taken from the law:
(3) The term (firearm) means
(A) any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive;
(B) the frame or receiver of any such weapon;
(C) any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or
(D) any destructive device. Such term does not include an antique firearm.

(16) The term (antique firearm) means:
(A) any firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system) manufactured in or before 1898; or.....

This means that pre 1898 weapons are excluded from the law by definition, therefore none of the rest of the law applies to antique weapons made before 1898.  One caution though, the weapons can be dangerous if not properly handled or used maliciously, so please be careful with them.

A note about safety of antique weapons:  Pre 1898 weapons are not regulated because the law exempts them as weapons.  They are old, they are antique, and some are compromised and altered well beyond their original design.  Any of them can be fired, but safety is always a concern with antique weapons.  Safety is also a concern if you drive an antique car on the road.  With any antique, special care needs to be exercised, you do not want to simply take the thing off the shelf and shoot it.  It should be carefully inspected, cleaned, serviced, and tested before firing.  Most of these weapons have not been fired in at least 100 years, and the better ones have probably not been fired since the Civil War itself.  There is risk of blockage, stressed metal, improper loading, and other problems that might not be imagined.  In addition many collectors would consider any cleaning or use of a historic piece to be a compromise.  A premium is paid for originality and condition of a historic piece, sometimes this premium is very significant for an unfired piece, a weapon never gets in better condition as it gets handled.   However if you choose to fire an antique weapon versus displaying it, you will want to take it apart, thoroughly clean and inspect it before you fire it, or at least you ought to do that.  These antique weapons require an entirely different approach versus the licensed modern weapons that are readily available and more easily and safely used for sport firing and hunting.  As a dealer selling strictly antique weapons, I do not warrant any use.