Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Short Rifled Musket by Norris & Clement - Dated 1864 Blunderbuss As described in FM 21-15

As described in FM 21-15

A mushroom-headed spindle ran through the block to retain two expansion plates and a compressible pad or ‘obturator’ made of asbestos fibres soaked in tallow within a cloth bag

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Markings at that time were put on weapons so that each man or ship could account for their own weapons and not be liable to easy theft

The four dome head side screws are present and undamaged

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Short Rifled Musket by Norris & Clement - Dated 1864 Blunderbuss As described in FM 21-15Original 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