Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory dated 1848 Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts 56-50 Spencer rimfire cartridge

56-50 Spencer rimfire cartridge

These are rarer to see

and holds half-cock solidly

It is decorated with a well detailed BeVo style silvered aluminum eagle insignia on the peak and and an open silver BeVo embroidered wreath surrounding a tri-color cockade on the band

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Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory dated 1848 Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts 56-50 Spencer rimfire cartridgeOriginal 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