Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory with Excellent Bore - dated 1850 Spanish Flags This would hide the origin

This would hide the origin of the machine gun

though we do not know what was attached here previously

Standard black bakelite checkered grips with a birds head pommel & functional bayonet catch

The nocks form has traces of the are the proof marks V / P / Eagle's Head

29 August 1944

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory with Excellent Bore - dated 1850 Spanish Flags This would hide the originOriginal 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