Original U.S. Civil War Era Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry Converted to Shotgun - dated 1852 Category_Snider Rifle Accessories During the 60th Infantry's drive

During the 60th Infantry's drive along the Tunisia-Algeria border

Originally the metal was all heavily gilt

The inside of the suede lining is also marked in handwritten ink LEWIS over each eye

We wore one down for the photos

By Christmas 1939 they were aboard the UK troopship RMS Andes crossing the Atlantic to Scotland

Original U.S. Civil War Era Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry Converted to Shotgun - dated 1852 Category_Snider Rifle Accessories During the 60th Infantry's driveOriginal 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