Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket with Replaced Stock Books & Films which has worn off in

which has worn off in some areas in the middle

This is a very nice Mid-war production HJ Fahrtenmesser (HJ Trip Knife) marked on the blade with both the trademark logo and RZM code of rare maker Carl Heidelberg of Solingen

and there are two "keyhole" shaped inlets in the langet on one side

28 is a sequential lot number assigned by the Ordnance Department that corresponds to the actual heat number

These all have maker marks on the spine of the blade

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket with Replaced Stock Books & Films which has worn off inOriginal 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