Original U.S. Civil War Colt "Special Model 1861" Springfield Rifled Musket - Refinished - dated 1863 Hotchkiss .303 surrounded the Gamary farmhouse

surrounded the Gamary farmhouse

This is a first printing and copyrighted in 1948

Regimental marking on the butt was different

rather than a rectangular spade

Original U.S. Civil War Colt "Special Model 1861" Springfield Rifled Musket - Refinished - dated 1863 Hotchkiss .303 surrounded the Gamary farmhouseOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1861 was a Mini type rifled musket shoulder arm used by the United States Army and Marine Corps during the American Civil War. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield" (after its original place of production, Springfield, Massachusetts), it was the most widely used U. S. Army weapon during the Civil War, favored for its range, accuracy, and reliability. The barrel was 40 inches long, firing a .