Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Type I Massachusetts Contract Rifled Musket by Norris & Clement with Bayonet - dated 1864 Category_Water Jacket Assembly This is an excellent example

This is an excellent example for being 125 years Old

with 13 over G

They do have the plating between the "arms" worn through for hte most part

with a very old cross guard

It is nicely maker marked on the interior with a classic Schlueter S and batch number 286A

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Type I Massachusetts Contract Rifled Musket by Norris & Clement with Bayonet - dated 1864 Category_Water Jacket Assembly This is an excellent exampleOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket is a . 58 caliber rifled musket produced by the Springfield Armory between 1863 and 1865. The Model 1863 was a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it is sometimes classified as just a variant of the Model 1861. The Model 1861, with all of its variants, was the most commonly used longarm in the American Civil War, with over 700,000 manufactured. The