Original U.S. Civil War M1842 Cut-down Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - dated 1850 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover The serial number listed indicates

The serial number listed indicates manufacture in 1942

and removed the tagane-makura (raised area around the mei)

Serial number 33093 with proof BE stamped on barrel

They required their own model Tripod with different style legs and a very large brass "soup-plate" traversing dial

Original U.S. Civil War M1842 Cut-down Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - dated 1850 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover The serial number listed indicatesOriginal item: One of a Kind. 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