Back in the 60's, my father bought a Harpers Ferry rifle of about the same age at a yard sale for $5.00. It was all rusted up but was in pretty good shape. It cleaned up nice. It was originally a flint lock but was converted to percussion cap, we believe sometime in the 1850's or 1860's. It's still on his wall. Probably should be taken down and cleaned. When I was a kid, some friends of mine and I got into Civil War reenacting. Being stupid and not knowing what we had, I started using it because I didn't have a muzzle loader. When at a battle, I broke the nipple. So my old man took it to a gun smith to get it fixed and was informed of what he had. After that, it went back on the wall permanently and I bought a Springfield reproduction.
