Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Bridesburg Short Rifle Converted to M-1866 Trapdoor in "As Found" Condition - dated 1864 Category_Night Sights and just a bit of

and just a bit of haze on the mostly bright surface

knicks and dents on the crossguard

The burgonet was common among the mercenary Swiss infantry who were pikemen who could defend themselves against cavalry (perhaps taking helmets of this form as trophies)

in accordance with protocol

- Cloth American Flag Patch that would have been sewn on his M42 Jump Jacket

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Bridesburg Short Rifle Converted to M-1866 Trapdoor in "As Found" Condition - dated 1864 Category_Night Sights and just a bit ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now