Original U.S. Civil War M-1863 Converted to M-1865 Trapdoor Short Rifle using Scarce 1st ALLIN System Martini-Henry Rifle making this the finest GPA

making this the finest GPA in existence on earth

and leather scabbard with standard belt hook attachment

The paint had worn and chipped and the underlying metal has acquired a smooth oxidized patina with only some scattered light pinpricking and minor pitting present

They moved at double-time

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Original U.S. Civil War M-1863 Converted to M-1865 Trapdoor Short Rifle using Scarce 1st ALLIN System Martini-Henry Rifle making this the finest GPAOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! This rifle started out as a Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Rifle Musket made by SPRINGFIELD ARMORY, as indicated on the lock plate. This particular rifle is technically a Model 1863, Type II, indicated by the solid bands and band springs, and traces of the date 1863 are on the barrel near the tang. Around 700,000 of all Model 1863 types were produced from 1863 until the end of the Civil War in 1865.