Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry Armory - dated 1851 U.S. Machine Guns magazine well

magazine well

the pistol definitely looks to have been arsenal reconditioned at some point

indicated by the maker information being stamped into the crossguard: US M3 / CAMILLUS

and 4 sub dials

The whole effect resembled a slouch hat

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry Armory - dated 1851 U.S. Machine Guns magazine wellOriginal 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