Navy arms 1863 reancting musket.

[Mr Oni]

I just aquired one and am trying to determine how old it is. i can't find it on navy arms website. I have looked around the web and found they had some manufactured in japan but this has no japanese markings. Any Idea how old it might be?

 

[John from MD]

I just aquired one and am trying to determine how old it is. i can't find it on navy arms website. I have looked around the web and found they had some manufactured in japan but this has no japanese markings. Any Idea how old it might be?

Does it have any Italian markings? Val imported lots of stuff from Italy.

 

[Mr Oni]

Does it have any Italian markings? Val imported lots of stuff from Italy.

it dosent say anything on it over than navy arms and the normal springfield armory marking. You have navy arms on the top of the reciever with a serial number printed on the left. There are no country markings. Did they make their own rifles before importing them?

 

[chale127]

My '61 Springfield and '53 Enfield I bought while i was re-enacting in the 1990's-early '00's didn't have anything on them other than a serial and "factory" markings

 

[John from MD]

it dosent say anything on it over than navy arms and the normal springfield armory marking. You have navy arms on the top of the reciever with a serial number printed on the left. There are no country markings. Did they make their own rifles before importing them?

Not to my knowledge. Did you pull the barrel out of the stock and look under it?

 

[Mr Oni]

Not to my knowledge. Did you pull the barrel out of the stock and look under it?

No did not go that far. The japan ones i saw the marking was on the side next to the serial number.

 

[John from MD]

No did not go that far. The japan ones i saw the marking was on the side next to the serial number.

I have several Italian guns. Some are marked on the side and some on the bottom. You really need to pull the barrel to see.

 

[Mr Oni]

I have several Italian guns. Some are marked on the side and some on the bottom. You really need to pull the barrel to see.

Thanks ok I will

 

[Mr Oni]

 

[BurkeM]

These reproductions were generally built AFTER 1963. Impossible to date, in general, as the intent was to be accurate REPRODUCTIONS. It's safe to assume it's less than 50 yrs old.

 

[John from MD]

These reproductions were generally built AFTER 1963. Impossible to date, in general, as the intent was to be accurate REPRODUCTIONS. It's safe to assume it's less than 50 yrs old.

FYI, Val Forgett, owner of Navy Arms, started importing Italian guns from 1956. I have owned Italian made BP shotguns made earlier than that and they still had the Italian proof marks stamped on the barrels.