Original U.S. Civil War Era Swiss Model 1842 Percussion Musket Half-Stocked for Civilian Use Hotchkiss MG The 3 visible bolt holes

The 3 visible bolt holes indicate that it was original for an 8 bolt hole large shaft engine

Hawkes and Co

which is dated on the inside of the lid: 六 十 昭

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Original U.S. Civil War Era Swiss Model 1842 Percussion Musket Half-Stocked for Civilian Use Hotchkiss MG The 3 visible bolt holesOriginal Item: Only One Available. We just received this lovely Antique Converted musket, along with about 200 other guns, from a collection that sat in an attic for close to 100 years. This percussion musket was probably imported into the United States in the late 1850's, most likely by the Confederate States for use against the Yankees in the Civil War. This musket was made in Switzerland and still bears the Swiss Regimental markings on the trigger