City of Philadelphia marked M-1849 German Naval Musket

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Hi All,
I just had the privilege of examining and photographing this extremely rare firearm, currently in the possession of a friend of mine. My research indicates that this is one of the rarest and least often encountered import arms used during the American Civil War era. A total of 1,200 of these muskets were manufactured for use by the German Federal Navy, which only existed from 1848-1853. Apparently a handful of these were imported into the United States during the American Civil War, and some of those muskets were sold to the City of Philadelphia for the use of their Home Guard.

I would very much appreciate it if any of you would be able to tell me the value of this musket. Apart from one buggered stock screw it's in very good condition. with virtually no pitting on the metal and no cracks or major flaws in the wood. The original ramrod is present and is in very good shape.

Enjoy!
 

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My WAG on value would be around $800 as is, but if you can provide some documentation of its use by the city, it could mean several hundred dollars more.

It would not have been the case here, but remember that odd names stamped on muskets often are the names of the warships to which they were issued.

(Not here, AFAIK. The only City of Philadelphia I can find was a British-flag passenger ship which sank off Cape Race in 1854.)

Jim
 
Thanks Jim,
Not a bad WAG. So far all I have found is this:

https://www.collegehillarsenal.com/shop/product.php?productid=362

from which I blatantly cut and pasted for my post:evil:

That one went for $ 1,100.00

However, the one I saw is in much better shape and more complete than the one in the above article. And, unfortunately, the article is undated, so no way to tell how old that price is.

Hopefully there are some War Between the States buffs here who could chime in on this question.
 
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