Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1855 Short Rifled Musket by Harpers Ferry with Taper Primer System & Patch Box - dated 1859 - Year of John Brown Raid Russian/Soviet Militaria Serial # 126027 with overall

Serial # 126027 with overall good metal finish with all proofs still present

The lower insignia is an RAD Reich Labor Service cap insignia

The 2d Battalion

and laundry mark R-2017 inked in which identifies this jacket to Reed

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1855 Short Rifled Musket by Harpers Ferry with Taper Primer System & Patch Box - dated 1859 - Year of John Brown Raid Russian/Soviet Militaria Serial # 126027 with overallOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1855 was a rifle musket widely used in the American Civil War. It was manufactured by the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts and at the Harpers Ferry Armory in Virginia (modern day West Virginia) along with independent contractors. The design exploited the advantages of the new conical Mini ball, which could be deadly at over 1,000 yards. About 60,000 of these rifles were made, and it was a