Appraisal: Civil War Austrian-made Musket
Clip: Season 29 Episode 6 | 1m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Civil War Austrian-made Musket
Check out Tim Prince's appraisal of a Civil War Austrian-made musket in Springs Preserve, Hour 3.
Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.
Support provided by:
Appraisal: Civil War Austrian-made Musket
Clip: Season 29 Episode 6 | 1m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Check out Tim Prince's appraisal of a Civil War Austrian-made musket in Springs Preserve, Hour 3.
How to Watch Antiques Roadshow
Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Buy Now
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 2025 Tour!
Enter now for a chance to win free tickets to ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's 2025 Tour! Plus, see which cities we're headed to!Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: I got this from my father.
I'm guessing that maybe it might have been used for hunting, you know, after it was used, probably militarily.
APPRAISER: It's an Austrian Model 1854 Lorenz rifle musket.
This was the third most used infantry longarm during the American Civil War.
The Union side imported at least a quarter million of these.
The Confederate side imported at least 100,000 of these.
And after the Springfield and the Enfield, this was the third most used gun of the war.
But after the Civil War, these muzzleloading guns were so obsolete-- guns that the U.S. government had paid $20, $25, $30 for-- they were selling a surplus for a dollar or less.
GUEST: Wow.
APPRAISER: And then resellers would bore them out, turn 'em into the world's cheapest shotguns and sell 'em to people, particularly settlers going west.
I think a realistic number for this gun at auction is in the $300 to $500 range.
Uh, were it all original--correct sight, correct hammer, original ramrod-- GUEST: Mm-hmm.... APPRAISER: It would be more in the $800 to $1,200 range.
GUEST: Okay.
Appraisal: 1883 Rookwood Limoges-style Pitcher
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: 1883 Rookwood Limoges-style Pitcher (2m 37s)
Appraisal: 1887 - 1888 Frederick Chapin Rocky Mountain Albums
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: 1887 - 1888 Frederick Chapin Rocky Mountain Albums (3m 2s)
Appraisal: 1977 Elvis Presley Presentation Watch for Redd Foxx
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: 1977 Elvis Presley Presentation Watch for Redd Foxx (3m 17s)
Appraisal: 1986 Leonard Nimoy Saturn Life Career Award
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: 1986 Leonard Nimoy Saturn Life Career Award (2m 44s)
Appraisal: 19th C. President-signed Officer Commissions
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: 19th C. President-signed Officer Commissions (2m 10s)
Appraisal: Art Deco Diamond & Sapphire Ring, ca. 1920
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Art Deco Diamond & Sapphire Ring, ca. 1920 (1m 49s)
Appraisal: Baseball Autographs, ca. 1945
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Baseball Autographs, ca. 1945 (3m 13s)
Appraisal: Betty Davenport Ford Terracotta Sculpture, ca. 1970
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Betty Davenport Ford Terracotta Sculpture, ca. 1970 (1m 53s)
Appraisal: Chimayo Jacket, ca. 1940
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Chimayo Jacket, ca. 1940 (2m 31s)
Appraisal: Chinese Bronze Ding Vessel, ca. 1843
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Chinese Bronze Ding Vessel, ca. 1843 (3m 21s)
Appraisal: Civil War 6th Missouri Union Officer Group
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Civil War 6th Missouri Union Officer Group (3m 36s)
Appraisal: Constantin Korovin Paintings, ca. 1930
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Constantin Korovin Paintings, ca. 1930 (3m 25s)
Appraisal: Frank McCarthy Oil Painting, ca. 1950
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Frank McCarthy Oil Painting, ca. 1950 (2m 15s)
Appraisal: Gustav Mahler Letter & Portrait
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Gustav Mahler Letter & Portrait (3m 17s)
Appraisal: Renaissance Revival Armchair, ca. 1870
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Renaissance Revival Armchair, ca. 1870 (1m 4s)
Appraisal: Tiffany Studios Side Table, ca. 1906
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Tiffany Studios Side Table, ca. 1906 (2m 16s)
Appraisal: US Army Recruiting Poster, ca. 1951
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: US Army Recruiting Poster, ca. 1951 (1m 19s)
Appraisal: Waterman Silver Overlay Fountain Pen, ca. 1910
Video has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Waterman Silver Overlay Fountain Pen, ca. 1910 (1m 23s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers.