Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1849 MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly The brown wool twill tunic

The brown wool twill tunic bears collar tabs indicating that the owner

and would be filled with sand or water

because that was about the time I started thinking I better not get too close to anybody because then I'm going feel bad if they get killed and --

apron has the stamped manufacturer's code and size NS64

This is a description of what was officially issued in this kit (which varies from what is included with this example)

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1849 MG 34 Pistol Grip Assembly The brown wool twill tunicOriginal 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