Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Short Rifle - dated 1864 WWI L2A2: (Sterling Mark 3) Adopted

L2A2: (Sterling Mark 3) Adopted in 1955

slung over the shoulder and fired from the hip

these are brown Leather Rifle Slings originally introduced at the end of the 19th century and issued up until the early years of WWII when webbing superseded them

Douglas Haig's widow

The Type 25

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Short Rifle - dated 1864 WWI L2A2: (Sterling Mark 3) AdoptedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is really a Peach! This rifle started out as a Civil War Springfield Rifle Musket, dated 1864, made by PARKERS ' SNOW & CO. MERIDEN, CONN, as faintly listed on the lock plate. There is also the "Spread Eagle" over U. S. marking, indicating military production. This particular rifle is technically a Model 1863, Type II, indicated by the solid bands and band springs. Around 700,000 were produced from 1863 until