Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1855 Rifled Musket by Harpers Ferry with Taper Primer System in "As Found" Condition - dated 1858 Feed Block Assembly There is also not a

There is also not a lot of powder burn around the cap bolster

a complete original shield

which comprise the vast bulk of his wartime output

it's breach block is marked:

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1855 Rifled Musket by Harpers Ferry with Taper Primer System in "As Found" Condition - dated 1858 Feed Block Assembly There is also not aOriginal Item: Only One Available. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now