Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1855 Rifled Musket by Harpers Ferry with Taper Primer System - dated 1858 Historical Military Books Made from real horse hair

Made from real horse hair mounted on a brown leather covered cane

Also retains the rope loops on each end

Then in 1936

- Hole in the tang is punched and not drilled

so the early

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1855 Rifled Musket by Harpers Ferry with Taper Primer System - dated 1858 Historical Military Books Made from real horse hairOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1855 was a rifle musket widely used in the American Civil War. It was manufactured by the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts and at the Harpers Ferry Armory in Virginia (modern day West Virginia) along with independent contractors. The design exploited the advantages of the new conical Mini ball, which could be deadly at over 1,000 yards. About 60,000 of these rifles were made, and it was a