Original U.S. Mexican-American & Civil War Era Confederate Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory with History Carved into Buttstock - Used by Bill Hutchison Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly indicating production in mid-late 1862

indicating production in mid-late 1862

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Unfortunately we have not been able to locate service information

Year of Manufacture: circa 1835

Original U.S. Mexican-American & Civil War Era Confederate Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory with History Carved into Buttstock - Used by Bill Hutchison Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly indicating production in mid-late 1862Original 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. This example is duffle cut, with the forestock nose still being