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To the topic at hand. This is a very fine firearm. it has been fired, there is corrosive patters from the percussion cap around the nipple. It does have evidence as to being exposed to the elements. It appears to be genuine, but you wont satisfy the critics until you track down the man this belonged to dig him up, make him put his left hand on a bible and attest that this was his. Have it authenticated and hang it on a wall,it even looks operational to me. I would have to look at its guts and down the barrel first. The weapon could have seen battle, seeing that its not to fancy engraved, and the man that it possibly belonged to was a captain and retired as a major. Now to the topic off hand, no confederate soldier went without adequate equipment for to long. the soldiers early in the war had to get what they could and make it last. Mid to late war the uniform was standardized, more shoes and supplies were available whether it was from import, production at home or captured enemy supply trains and stores.
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