Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Rifled Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1864 French Holster The Type 26 was produced

The Type 26 was produced to replace the aging Smith & Wesson New Model No

Many of the officers and soldiers were from the Charleston area

on it as well

The wing nut that normally tightens this clamp is unfortunately missing as well

and is an early production example

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Rifled Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1864 French Holster The Type 26 was producedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket is a . 58 caliber rifled musket produced by the Springfield Armory between 1863 and 1865. The Model 1863 was a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it is sometimes classified as just a variant of the Model 1861. The Model 1861, with all of its variants, was the most commonly used longarm in the American Civil War, with over 700,000 manufactured. The