Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry - dated 1849 Helmets During the unsuccessful defense of

During the unsuccessful defense of the Indies

In German speaking countries the term is not immediately associated with the Wehrmacht as it is in English speaking nations

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

The grip is wire bound shark or ray skin

The leather is a lovely matured brown color

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Harpers Ferry - dated 1849 Helmets During the unsuccessful defense ofOriginal 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