Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory dated 1845 Edged Weapons holding together the split sections

holding together the split sections

they were still produced

as the insignia has partly shifted

One of the first so-called "experimental" patterns was the Model 2

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory dated 1845 Edged Weapons holding together the split sectionsOriginal 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