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eaglehd00 · January 25, 2012, 09:43 PM

Hi everyone I'm new to the bp world here and could use a little advise. I recently aquired 3 of what I was told are kit guns. They are all percussion cap style, one looks like a replica remington model 1858 its says fie italy on the bottom of the butt, one looks like some old flint lock but in percussion, and the thrird has no markings it is a quad barrel revolver thing. I didn't pay very much for the figuring if the were kit guns they weren't worth much. The question is the guy I purchased these from has a long gun that is stamped springfield 1864. My concern is that if these other bp are kits what do I look for to make sure that isn't a fake. I would concider the condition to be decent, he is asking $50, not sure if it is worth it even if it is a replica. Any advice would be great.

January 25, 2012, 09:43 PM	#1
eaglehd00 Junior Member Join Date: January 25, 2012 Location: Wi Posts: 13	Springfield 1864 Hi everyone I'm new to the bp world here and could use a little advise. I recently aquired 3 of what I was told are kit guns. They are all percussion cap style, one looks like a replica remington model 1858 its says fie italy on the bottom of the butt, one looks like some old flint lock but in percussion, and the thrird has no markings it is a quad barrel revolver thing. I didn't pay very much for the figuring if the were kit guns they weren't worth much. The question is the guy I purchased these from has a long gun that is stamped springfield 1864. My concern is that if these other bp are kits what do I look for to make sure that isn't a fake. I would concider the condition to be decent, he is asking $50, not sure if it is worth it even if it is a replica. Any advice would be great.