Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Mason Contract Rifle Converted to Robert's Patent 1867 Breechloader nChannel 455 on the left side

455 on the left side of the barrel

This is a great opportunity to pick up a very nice example of a classic U

good shape overall

BOMBER / MAY ' 43 on the center of the body

and was instead displayed indoors

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Mason Contract Rifle Converted to Robert's Patent 1867 Breechloader nChannel 455 on the left sideOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is something that we have not had in quite some time! This rifle started out as a Civil War Springfield Rifled Musket, dated 1863, made under contract by William Mason of Taunton, Massachusetts. This firm produced 30,000 muskets under this contract, and was still filling this contract in 1863, so it incorporated the advances of that model into the muskets it made in 1863. It is correctly marked with a Federal