Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1846 British Documents & Books but without much success

but without much success

A bounding mine is designed to be used in open areas

We also see what look to be two solid copper barrel wedges to help the heavy barrel stay in place

Year of Manufacture: circa 1860-1863

though we suspect the durability definitely went down

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1846 British Documents & Books but without much successOriginal 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