Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1845 Manufacture Type_New Made Items It has serial number 4793

It has serial number 4793 on almost every component of the rifle that we can see: The barrel

It has had a 50% section of the total length completely replaced entirely with solid steel bar stock

knocking out gun positions and scoring a direct hit on a large building housing German troops

The colors and artwork is still vibrant and beautiful

allowing the fuse mechanism to be viewed and inspected

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1845 Manufacture Type_New Made Items It has serial number 4793Original 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