Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Rifled Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1863 Medals he took the emblem with

he took the emblem with him

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so we believe it was purposely made this way

There is a very nice inscription on the inside of the top lid

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Rifled Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1863 Medals he took the emblem withOriginal 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