Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Shortened Musket with Mechanical Issues - Dated 1863 German Replica Action: Side Action Percussion

Action: Side Action Percussion

/ 1943 on the back

It features an iron buttplate

under direct instructions of Queen Victoria to grant a Coat of Arms to PETER MAZE OF BRISTOL

The mask is in great condition supple condition which is rare as normally these are hard as a rock

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Shortened Musket with Mechanical Issues - Dated 1863 German Replica Action: Side Action PercussionOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket is a . 58 caliber rifled musket produced by the Springfield Armory between 1863 and 1865. The Model 1863 was a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it is sometimes classified as just a variant of the Model 1861. The Model 1861, with all of its variants, was the most commonly used longarm in the American Civil War, with over 700,000 manufactured. The