Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1861 Rifled-Musket Converted to Needham Breechloader - dated 1862 Replica Non-Firing Pistols & Rifles operating a searchlight

operating a searchlight

James Montgomery Flagg was born in New York in 1877

We do not know how long it was in use for

The bottom of the grip and cylinder are marked with serial number 11268

Following the Anschluss

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1861 Rifled-Musket Converted to Needham Breechloader - dated 1862 Replica Non-Firing Pistols & Rifles operating a searchlightOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a U. S. Springfield Model 1861 rifled musket, which was later fitted with a Needham Breech loading conversion system, in nice original condition. This type of alternation was designed by two brothers, Joseph and George Henry Needham of London, England. Before its alteration from cap and ball to a . 58 caliber breech loading centerfire system in 1869, this long arm was produced at Springfield Armory in