Oh my goodness!

I like it!

It looks like a lot of fun to fire. It doesn't really call out to me to own one.... but I'd sure mosey down to your end of the line if I saw you firing one and ask if'n I could take a turn or two. ;)
 
And I would gladly hand it to you and let you take er for a spin. I would like to add a repro civil war musket to the stable. I need to keep my butt off of Dixie's web page, and I definitely don't need to ride over there. :D
 
"But the original C.S. Richmonds were not all shiny like this were they?"

Yes. Like the Springfield and Harpers Ferry muskets, they were finished (or not finished) "armory bright." In the days when camouflage was not even thought of (if, indeed, the word existed) long rows of men with the sun glinting off musket barrels and bayonets was seen as a demonstration of power and a fine military display. Also, the shiny finish made rust easy to detect by a sergeant who could then counsel the young troop about keeping his gear in shape.

Jim
 
British made Enfields were blued but American commanders ordered the bluing removed and the steel to be kept polished.
 
Polished wont rust as fast as unpolished but you still need to keep it oiled. It will lose the shine unless you keep it pollished.
 
^^^ There is always a method to the military's madness. Probably why even to this day in age when I was a young troop we magically ALWAYS had extra duty cleaning racks of 16's at the range!
 
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