Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1842 Shortened Percussion Musket in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - dated 1848 WWII Several days later five replacement

Several days later five replacement crews arrived

The flag is signed with the names of many friends and family

with just a bit of oxidation on the blade

The scabbard shell is straight throughout and is the mid war production style

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1842 Shortened Percussion Musket in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - dated 1848 WWII Several days later five replacementOriginal item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now