Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield M1842 Percussion Artillery Short Musket by Harpers Ferry dated 1849 Water Jacket Assembly Toulbrouch

Toulbrouch

There is a compensation adjustment on the right eyepiece

The marking is under the langet mostly

Well worth researching

with a very attractive nickel-plated finish and "gutta percha" grips bearing the Colt logo

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield M1842 Percussion Artillery Short Musket by Harpers Ferry dated 1849 Water Jacket Assembly ToulbrouchOriginal 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