Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory with Rifled Bore - dated 1853 Swedish Militaria It features blue gray canvas

It features blue gray canvas lining

Only 100 of these were produced

showing it must have held a pistol for quite some time

Following Italy’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia

so no sizing is available

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory with Rifled Bore - dated 1853 Swedish Militaria It features blue gray canvasOriginal 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