Original Springfield M-1863 Rifled Musket Converted to Miller Patent Breechloader US Civil War These were first issued in

These were first issued in 1859

Its divisions were lightly equipped

Here we have Lefaucheaux Revolver number serial #34003 which fits nicely into the Union

This example has also been modified by welding on a long steel tube over the ejection port

Original Springfield M-1863 Rifled Musket Converted to Miller Patent Breechloader US Civil War These were first issued inOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! This rifle started out as a Civil War Springfield Rifle Musket, dated 1863, made by PARKERS ' SNOW & CO. MERIDEN, CONN, as listed on the lock plate. There is also the "Spread Eagle" over U. S. marking, indicating military production. Around 700,000 were produced from 1863 until the end of the Civil War in 1865. With the advent of breech loading cartridge firearms, the government was looking for cost