Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket Shortened by 16 Inches - dated 1845 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover Luckily IMA has found just

Luckily IMA has found just a few to fill the gap in any German WW2 collection

The included Model 1892 bayonet is in good condition

leather caps

This is itself decorated with brass side nail crescent mounts

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket Shortened by 16 Inches - dated 1845 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover Luckily IMA has found justOriginal 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