Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield M1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry with Rifled Barrel & Bayonet - dated 1854 & 1855 Receiver Top Cover Overall Length: 49 inches

Overall Length: 49 inches

Overall condition is very good and the mechanisms are functional

The paint is in great condition for the age

The bomber had disintegrated

000 to the Depot Quartermaster of San Francisco

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield M1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry with Rifled Barrel & Bayonet - dated 1854 & 1855 Receiver Top Cover Overall Length: 49 inchesOriginal 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