I'm in the process of cleaning up an 1866 short rifle for display in a local museum. I'm trying to determine if it's an original or aftermarket cut down. No fillers in the stock, and there is an illegible cartouche on the left side near the lock plate screw. Barrel is 29.5" long to the tang. Centerline between bands is 11.5". The rear sight leaf is intriguing, as it hass been cut into a folding buckhorn at the lowest hole. Breechblock is 1866 marked, and the lock is 1864. Cleaning rod is a crudely cut down rifle rod with no threads. I haven't removed the stock to see if there is a threaded plate, but the rod hits something solid when inserted. The front sight looks like the original style, but not perfect. I took pictures and will attempt to post.
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