Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket Cut-down for Hunting - dated 1852 German Ordnance ) that it broke when

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7 is secured by a pin (1 which passes through an opening d in the handle and through openings (1 in the plate d

The grip is also covered in crocodile skin and the pommel is in fact a second "piercing blade" designed to deliver a fatal blow to the top of an opponent's skull

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in the more recessed areas

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket Cut-down for Hunting - dated 1852 German Ordnance ) that it broke whenOriginal item: Only One Available. Well these do not come out of the attic that often but here it is. Deliberately NOT CLEANED so you can all see what nearly 200 years of attic storage does to anything left to itself. It presents quite well as is, or could be cleaned up into a real showpiece. The US Model 1842 Muskets was a . 69 caliber musket manufactured and used in the United States during the 19th Century. It was a continuation of the Model 1816