Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket with Replaced Stock U.S. Antique Guns The "ENGAGED" stamping at the

The "ENGAGED" stamping at the end of the cylinder is however mostly worn away

This is a truly interesting and very scarce piece of original German World War One trench warfare equipment that you won’t find easily

There is a "3" on the back of the cylinder

He returned Stateside in Dec 1943

With the USSR so focused on rocketry

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket with Replaced Stock U.S. Antique Guns The "ENGAGED" stamping at theOriginal item: One Only. The US Model 1842 Musket 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