civil war era muzzleloader?

[jtwodogs]

Ok guys I really do no know what I have here, it may be relegated to the closet or not.

The man that I got it off is old and has had his gun shop closed for several years. He said this muzzleloader was hanging on the wall of this particular gun shop for the last 70 years. The fella he bought the shop off said it was made around the time of civil war.
I let a guy around here look at it, this is what he told me.
.41 cal. 36 inch barrel, backaction lock with bridal type main spring,3 screw bridal. Looks like hawken style hammer. Double set triggers. Iron and brass mounted. 1 inch breech. Half stock,southern mountain style rifle. Hard inlet brass heart for side screw. 1 ram rod thimble missing. Has six lands and groove hexagonal barrel round bottom rifeling, silver wheat blade front sight, copper forend, walnut stock. Hand forged trigger guard with matching scroll engraving as with the side plate. Will try to get some pictures posted, want to get rough estimate of what it might be worth in case I were to consider selling it, or taking it to the museum in Frankfort, Ky. PM's are welcomed. Thanks for your time

[jeager54]

Any way you could post some pic's ?

[indiana1234]

If you are near Southeast Indiana, take it to Friendship, Indiana next June. It's the National Muzzleloading Rifle Association shoot. You could get an idea of it's value there. Or take it to the big gun show in Louisville.