Dickson Nelson & Co Rifle

Rifle History of Dickson Nelson & Co.

The Confederate arms suppliers of the American Civil War used any means necessary to supply their troops, and they lacked facilities in favor of the Northern Confederacy. These included the acquisition of the Model 1841 "Mississippi Rifle" by Dixon Nielsen.

Added internal locking plates and percussion joints, these weapons come with brass furniture. The interior is large. 58 balls, these guns are fired through a muzzle-loaded 33.5-inch smoothbore barrel. The body is a piece of wood (black cherry) with a treadmill. There is a pushrod under the barrel as usual, but interestingly no bayonet mount is included.

The pistol grip is integrated into the rifle shape and is placed behind the underwater trigger group. A sling attached there and under the forearm makes it possible to attach straps for transport.

On some production models, the stock included a patch box with a hinged brass cover, although these decorations were later omitted when wartime pressures dictated production needs in the South. Iron sights are located above the action (via the raised tap) and muzzle in the usual way.

Dickson Nelson & Company rifles were made at the Dickson Nelson & Company factory in Adairsville, then Macon, and finally Dawson, Georgia. Founded in 1862 by William Dickson and Owen O. Nelson, the company produced modified rifles until 1865.

During the American Civil War, the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment became the primary user of Dixon rifles.

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