Original U.S. Civil War Era Battlefield Pickup Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket dated 1848 Brown Bess Musket Parts The wool padding is still

The wool padding is still present

unless the gunner got rattled

The 96th brought down two more enemy scouts of 15 encountered on raid to Danvillers October 29th

As we approached the small town of Zweenfurth

Original U.S. Civil War Era Battlefield Pickup Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket dated 1848 Brown Bess Musket Parts The wool padding is stillOriginal item: One of a Kind. According to the collector we purchased it from, this Springfield percussion musket was found after many years in a barn, having been forgotten about. This musket is actually was supposed to have been recovered from the Battle field of GETTYSBURG, and the barn it was found it was very close to the site. While it is an outdated model, many of these earlier Springfield Musket were pressed into service, especially by the