Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1862 MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock winning the Pour le Mérite

winning the Pour le Mérite (Imperial German equivalent of the Victoria Cross) at the Battle of the Isonzo in 1917

14 Jan-12 Apr 1955)

The back of the cylinder is marked with shortened serial number 134

The leather liner chin strap is present and tucked inside of the liner

Surpassing all other works on the Lee-Enfield family of rifles

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1862 MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock winning the Pour le MériteOriginal 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 .