Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry - dated 1849 Helmets The reverse panel also has

The reverse panel also has good

this has come to us from a collection amassed in the 1950's and 1960's that has been in storage for the last 50 years

The grip is wire bound shark or ray skin

The leather is a lovely matured brown color

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry - dated 1849 Helmets The reverse panel also hasOriginal item: One Only. 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 line of muskets but is generally referred to by its own model number rather than just a variant of the Model 1816. All of these muskets were 58 inches long, with a barrel around 42 inches in length. The Model 1842 was the last U. S. smoothbore musket produced. Many