Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Percussion Rifle Musket Converted to Civilian Fowling Piece - dated 1864 African Militaria sometimes barely missing the church

sometimes barely missing the church steeples

In the 1880’s the SUDAN the vast land just south of Egypt was ruled by the Khedive from Cairo

so it was most likely for one with a shorter barrel

a very interesting variant of the Short Magazine Lee Enfield No

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Percussion Rifle Musket Converted to Civilian Fowling Piece - dated 1864 African Militaria sometimes barely missing the churchOriginal Item: Only One Available. Completely reconditioned after its stint in the U. S. Civil War, this 1864 dated Musket has been half stocked for use as a civilian hunting gun for both ball and shot. All of the mounts are now partially engraved and nickel plated, and the butt stock was shortened and had a new butt plate installed. The original rifled barrel was also replaced with a smoothbore fowling barrel from Lige, Belgium, which bears the E L G