Description
AMERICAN SINGLE BARREL PERCUSSION MUSKET
THE LOCK SIGNED ‘Remington Lyon NY 1857 US’
with tape primer ignition, walnut full stock all steel mounts, steel barrel bands sling swivels the steel butt plate stamped US, original steel ramrod, folding sight
58in. (147cm) long, 15 bore
Note:
The Maynard tape primer was an early attempt to increase reliability and speed the loading process of the rifle-musket. The system worked like the paper caps in a child’s toy pistol: a gear mechanism advanced the tape, feeding a fresh cap for every shot.