Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket with Replaced Stock Books & Films Also featured on the helmet

Also featured on the helmet is VFW 262 which indicates that this was also used as a display piece

and the main charge

This is a very nice Mid-war production HJ Fahrtenmesser (HJ Trip Knife) marked on the blade with both the trademark logo and RZM code of rare maker Carl Heidelberg of Solingen

The one that did have some of it just had a few pieces

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket with Replaced Stock Books & Films Also featured on the helmetOriginal 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