Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory with Rifled Bore - dated 1853 19th Century This is truly a wonderful

This is truly a wonderful and rare item to come across

It is a type of volley gun adapted for ship-to-ship fighting

• Good condition wood grip

Truly a set with great historical and research potential

the other 18th Army Group component which had been campaigning in Tunisia since November 1942

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory with Rifled Bore - dated 1853 19th Century This is truly a wonderfulOriginal item: One Only. The US Model 1842 Musket was a . 69 caliber musket manufactured and used in the United States during the 19th Century. It was a continuation of the Model 1816 line of muskets but is generally referred to by its own model number rather than just a variant of the Model 1816. All of these muskets were 58 inches long, with a barrel around 42 inches in length. The Model 1842 was the last U. S. smoothbore musket produced. Many