Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry Armory - dated 1852 British Bayonets It has a lovely figured

It has a lovely figured wood stock

as the location of the Observers’ School and the first trainees began instruction there in January 1918

this spring forced the toggle to straighten up from its bent position

It is maker marked with 43 fcc

Barrel Length: 4 1/2 inches

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry Armory - dated 1852 British Bayonets It has a lovely figuredOriginal 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. The Model 1842 was the last U. S. smoothbore musket produced. Many