Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Rifled Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1863 Category_Brunswick Guns Company and Field grade Officer’s

Company and Field grade Officer’s caps were distinguished from the EM/NCO’s caps by bright silver/aluminum piping and a silver/aluminum chin cord while General Officer’s ranks utilized gold colored fittings

he was called "L'Hirondelle noire" in French (literally "Black Swallow")

This type of compass was used on mid-war produced German Panzer tanks

with a lovely matured color and wear to the finish on both sides

this example does and it does appear that the white side was used extensively

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Rifled Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1863 Category_Brunswick Guns Company and Field grade Officer’sOriginal 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