second model Morse carbine, SN 308, cal .50, overall 39-1/2 in.; accompanied by James Julia catalog of Ben Michel Collection
Provenance: Lee A. Petrov; James Julia, Ben Michel Collection of Confederate Arms, October, 2007, Lot 1001, $20,125; Property from Historic Dean Hall Plantation, South Carolina
Note: The scarcest of the Morse carbines with only about 100 to 150 produced. Legibly scratched on the right side of the frame "Captured at Columbia, South Car."
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Lee A. Petrov; James Julia, Ben Michel Collection of Confederate Arms, October, 2007, Lot 1001, $20,125; Property from Historic Dean Hall Plantation, South Carolina
brass surfaces are scratched and cleaned with numerous small dings and stains, buttstock retaining much of its original varnish, forestock a possible restoration, as is ramrod, bbl lacks ramrod catch, nose cap appears original
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