Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket Cut-down for Hunting - dated 1849 German Field Gear Once plentiful on the market

Once plentiful on the market these sets are getting very hard to find today

Let me call your attention to the fact that our badge is the great American eagle

and is marked on the spine of the grip with SERIAL No 314552

New Made Item: Simply put

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket Cut-down for Hunting - dated 1849 German Field Gear Once plentiful on the marketOriginal 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