Original U.S. Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry Converted for Hunting - dated 1848 Bren LMG Aicraft Code Letters: YJ

Aicraft Code Letters: YJ

or the grenade is swung backwards using the inertia of the heavy head to compress the dual springs in the wooden grip

The pistol has has all brass mounts and the brass butt cap is engraved 1ST

The ramrod is of horn tipped walnut and not of the "swivel" type later introduced as the New Land Pattern

he was apparently well connected in nearby Washington D

Original U.S. Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry Converted for Hunting - dated 1848 Bren LMG Aicraft Code Letters: YJOriginal item: One Only. The US Model 1842 Muskets 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. The Model 1842 was the last U. S. smoothbore musket produced. Many