American & Southern | Session II | November 14, 2025
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 10:00AM EST
Lot 2350
1862 Confederate Blockade Run Enfield Tower Rifle Musket, S.C. Carving
Estimate: $4,000 - $8,000
Sold for
$12,000
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
cal .577, with unique engraved stock "S.C. 3 TLC" (possibly denoting the owner and unit), Enfield-pattern rifling, lockplate clearly marked "1862 Tower" with Victoria crown rear of the hammer, round barrel fitted in walnut stock with brass barrel bands, buttplate and trigger guard, possibly later "1889" engraved at top of brass buttplate, socket style bayonet, overall 55-1/4 in. (without bayonet mounted); accompanied by James Julia catalog from The Michael Adamson Collection
Provenance: James Julia, Michael Adamson Collection, October 4, 2005, Lot 2093, $7,500; Property from Historic Dean Hall Plantation, South Carolina
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James Julia, Michael Adamson Collection, October 4, 2005, Lot 2093, $7,500; Property from Historic Dean Hall Plantation, South Carolina
typical pitting and oxidation to metal, light fissure emitting from lockplate not affecting overall integrity, stock is shrunk at buttplate
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