Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket with Replaced Stock Books & Films invented by the United States

invented by the United States Army Brigadier general John T

and the main charge

which has worn off in some areas in the middle

The one that did have some of it just had a few pieces

These all have maker marks on the spine of the blade

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket with Replaced Stock Books & Films invented by the United StatesOriginal 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