Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1861 Rifled Musket by Springfield Arsenal in "As Found" Condition - Dated 1862 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets The Nepalese/Gurkhas manufactured the Francotte

The Nepalese/Gurkhas manufactured the Francotte until they adopted the Martini-Gahendra in 1885

The German Feldmütze (Field Cap) was originally used in late WWI

Recently acquired from a veteran's estate this is one of the best medal and insignia groupings we have seen to date

which appears to have been nickel plated at some point

But only traveling across country on moonless nights can your eyes shed their night blindness

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1861 Rifled Musket by Springfield Arsenal in "As Found" Condition - Dated 1862 Category_Snider Rifles & Bayonets The Nepalese/Gurkhas manufactured the FrancotteOriginal Item: Only One Available. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now