Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Contract Rifled Musket by Bridesburg Machine Works with Soldier Added Stock Inlays - Dated 1863 Japanese Holsters There is a tag on

There is a tag on the interior pocket reading:

with the obverse featuring an eagle with half-opened wings and a raised out mobile swas on his breast

It is even still wrapped in the original tissue paper

a desperate defense of the nearby villages of Noville and Foy held back the 2nd Panzerdivision

Overall condition is good with expected fraying some minor staining and an ink blot

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Contract Rifled Musket by Bridesburg Machine Works with Soldier Added Stock Inlays - Dated 1863 Japanese Holsters There is a tag onOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1861 was a Mini type rifled musket shoulder arm used by the United States Army and Marine Corps during the American Civil War. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield" (after its original place of production, Springfield, Massachusetts), it was the most widely used U. S. Army weapon during the Civil War, favored for its range, accuracy, and reliability. The barrel was 40 inches long, firing a .