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Parts for arms of pre-1899 design. Components only — we never sell a firearm.

Percussion

U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket Nosecap

Also called forend cap, nose cap.

Caps the forestock; sometimes doubles as a bayonet lug mount.

The reference

Documented on this arm

  • U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket Nosecap

Interchange

What a U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket nosecap also fits

No interchange has been recorded for this part yet. Butch Schoeller writes these notes only from parts he has handled — a blank here means nothing has been checked, not that everything fits.

From the bench

Availability

Stock

No nosecap for the U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket at the moment

Almost everything here is one of a kind, so it turns over item by item rather than in runs. A wanted listing is the reliable way to hear when the right one surfaces — and it is also what tells Butch which parts are worth making next.

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All U.S. Model 1855 Rifled Musket parts · Nosecap across every arm · The percussion era