Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket Cut-down for Hunting - dated 1852 Cannons & Mortars 5 inch iron barrel and

5 inch iron barrel and is 16 inches in overall length

bayoneting the leader

Original smooth barrel with foresight and horizontal wood fore grip

In keeping with the Army cry for less wastage in any category

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket Cut-down for Hunting - dated 1852 Cannons & Mortars 5 inch iron barrel andOriginal item: Only One Available. Well these do not come out of the attic that often but here it is. Deliberately NOT CLEANED so you can all see what nearly 200 years of attic storage does to anything left to itself. It presents quite well as is, or could be cleaned up into a real showpiece. The US Model 1842 Muskets was a . 69 caliber musket manufactured and used in the United States during the 19th Century. It was a continuation of the Model 1816