Museum - Old Images of Philadelphia's River Ward Neighborhoods in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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There are over 2000 followers to this page -- BUT are you all members of the Riverwards Group? If not, join now! https://www.facebook.com/groups/phillyriverwards/

Well, we hit 800 likes on this page. On our group page, we have over 1300! Not too shabby.

We're expanding. Well, we're adding Southwark to our list of OFFICIAL Riverward Neighborhoods!

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You won't find this on any other Philly history Facebook page! The Bridesburg Machine Works Model 1861 Rifled Percussion Musket. Alfred Jenks and Son, Manufacturers. The Model 1861 was the primary musket at the start of the Civil War. Musket was designed as a single shot .58 cal. rifled muzzleloader featuring iron buttplate, "C" shaped hammer, bolster with clean out screw, two leaf sight, iron trigger guard, three flat barrel bands held in place with springs, two strap hooks ...on middle band and trigger guard, tulip head ramrod with bulged shank and threaded end, iron nose cap. Springfield Armory supervised the manufacturing and distribution of the Model 1861 musket. In order to fulfill shortages, production was sub-contracted to a number of private manufacturers, Alfred Jenks & Son, Bridesburg, Pennsylvania, produced 98,464 muskets under the subcontract. Lock is marked "1863" behind the hammer, with eagle and "US / BRIDESBURG" in front. Barrel is marked "VP" over eagle head and "1863". Buttplate is marked "US". Three bands each marked "U". Cartouches in wood on left side indicates government inspection. Additional inspector mark on barrel. Round barrel length 40in. The Bridesburg Model 1861 reached 5,000 production examples per month during its peak for the US government.

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