Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry - dated 1849 Helmets The hall is filled with

The hall is filled with six hundred men

The grip is wire bound shark or ray skin

855 meters (32

The carrier has one strap with buckle for securing the helmet

this has come to us from a collection amassed in the 1950's and 1960's that has been in storage for the last 50 years

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry - dated 1849 Helmets The hall is filled withOriginal item: One Only. The US Model 1842 Muskets 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