Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1845 Manufacture Type_New Made Items 1946 then reenlisting on June

1946 then reenlisting on June 21

knocking out gun positions and scoring a direct hit on a large building housing German troops

allowing the fuse mechanism to be viewed and inspected

This fine new made steel example is barely distinguishable from the real thing

It has had a 50% section of the total length completely replaced entirely with solid steel bar stock

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1845 Manufacture Type_New Made Items 1946 then reenlisting on JuneOriginal 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