Gents -
Just looking for opinions here.
I do a mid-war Confederate impression (June 1862-December 1863). Armament for it runs the gamut, but other than an Enfield P53 the main selections would be either an 1842 Springfield or an 1816/22 Conversion. Both show up in my research as having been issued and carried during this time. Either would be appropriate.
My question is this - the Armi M1842 seems to be a popular choice, in smoothbore. It is much more authentic out of the box than most others, and is not yet ridiculously priced. I am not a fan of the rifled version, simply because there just were not that many of them out there and it is highly unlikely that I would have been issued one. The 42 smoothbore seems ubiquitous enough that it would work for many impressions - early, mid, even some late war events.
However, the Pedersoli M1816/22 conversion (the "Harper's Ferry Colt Conversion") has me intrigued. It is ungainly and monstrous. It is appealing and I like it. It just looks Confederate, and it would not take much work to match it to the Virginia conversion in Echoes of Glory. I realize there are some authenticity issues with markings, however it seems as though percussion conversions are drastically underrepresented out there. But, judging by the price, I can see why. I am not sure I understand why this musket is going for upwards of $1200.00. Is it a quality issue?
Any thoughts out there?
Thx.
R
Just looking for opinions here.
I do a mid-war Confederate impression (June 1862-December 1863). Armament for it runs the gamut, but other than an Enfield P53 the main selections would be either an 1842 Springfield or an 1816/22 Conversion. Both show up in my research as having been issued and carried during this time. Either would be appropriate.
My question is this - the Armi M1842 seems to be a popular choice, in smoothbore. It is much more authentic out of the box than most others, and is not yet ridiculously priced. I am not a fan of the rifled version, simply because there just were not that many of them out there and it is highly unlikely that I would have been issued one. The 42 smoothbore seems ubiquitous enough that it would work for many impressions - early, mid, even some late war events.
However, the Pedersoli M1816/22 conversion (the "Harper's Ferry Colt Conversion") has me intrigued. It is ungainly and monstrous. It is appealing and I like it. It just looks Confederate, and it would not take much work to match it to the Virginia conversion in Echoes of Glory. I realize there are some authenticity issues with markings, however it seems as though percussion conversions are drastically underrepresented out there. But, judging by the price, I can see why. I am not sure I understand why this musket is going for upwards of $1200.00. Is it a quality issue?
Any thoughts out there?
Thx.
R
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