Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1845 U.S. Machine Guns The mid war reinforced aluminum

The mid war reinforced aluminum liner band is marked on the left side with 64 n

Called bonnet de police à visière

The enamel is missing on part of the drag on both sides

while the exterior has been given a winter white wash

showing much of the original gilding

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1845 U.S. Machine Guns The mid war reinforced aluminumOriginal 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