M67 Cadet Rifle
M67 Cadet Rifle
U.S. MODEL of 1867 CADET RIFLE .50-70 single shot, no serial number. The
bore is fair with some old pitting. The exterior metal is mottled gray
with evidence of old pitting on the barrel bands, forend tip, buttplate
and trigger guard. The stock is correct - long wrist, short comb,
shortened to cadet length. The stock has faint evidence of a large W in a
circle cartouche opposite the lock; it also has initials LJ @ 1/2" high
shallowly carved in the butt 3" ahead of plate on left side, & the number
290 stamped 1" above the plate on the right hand side of the butt; no
other cartouches are in evidence. There is a crack ahead of the lock and
running below it, as well as some chipping at the heel of the butt plate.
The lock is dated 1867 and the markings are very sharp. The breech block
is dated 1866, has the lightening cuts and much of its dark oil-quenched
color. The breech also has some pitting. The sights are correct -CW
vintage rear, one-piece lug front.
$2450 + S/H. Contact Mike at 808-664-6468 (Hawaii) or e-mail him at
the.old.trooper@gmail.com. E-mail for more and larger images: I ship USPS
Registered Priority Mail with the firearm fully insured; you pay the
actual cost of mailing plus $5 for packing materials. E-mail me your
Zipcode and I can give you a pretty good idea of what it's going to cost
to ship."
