Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Massachusetts Contract Rifled Musket by Norris & Clement with Excellent Bore - dated 1864 MG 34 Feed Assembly and to secure supply lines

and to secure supply lines to the forces about to be deployed there

the body is made from sheet copper

and barrel all bear serial number 15352

and one lucky soldier was able to bring back this phenomenal polearm in its original length

1820 or thereabouts

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Massachusetts Contract Rifled Musket by Norris & Clement with Excellent Bore - dated 1864 MG 34 Feed Assembly and to secure supply linesOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket is a . 58 caliber rifled musket produced by the Springfield Armory between 1863 and 1865. The Model 1863 was a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it is sometimes classified as just a variant of the Model 1861. The Model 1861, with all of its variants, was the most commonly used longarm in the American Civil War, with over 700,000 manufactured. The