Original U.S. Civil War Remington-Maynard Tape Primer Percussion Converted M1835 Rifled Musket - Dated 1858 - Restored to Full Length Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts Troops buryingdead soldiers would sometimes

Troops buryingdead soldiers would sometimes remove buttons from those they buried as a remembrance

The militaries of the 21st century still uphold the habit of acquiring these such items and this grouping is a prime example of that

Both legs of the folding stock and the release for the rear stock are both marked with shortened number 273

Cannon Company supported the attack of the regiment

It has some toning and edge wear & staining but the poster is linen-backed

Original U.S. Civil War Remington-Maynard Tape Primer Percussion Converted M1835 Rifled Musket - Dated 1858 - Restored to Full Length Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts Troops buryingdead soldiers would sometimesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fascinating example of a U. S. Model 1835 Musket that underwent one of the most interesting arsenal modernization programs of the mid 19th century: conversion from an earlier flintlock smoothbore into a percussion rifled musket fitted with the advanced Remington Maynard tape primer system. The Model 1835 Musket represented an important transitional step in American military arms development. Originally