Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory with Rifled Bore - dated 1853 Swedish Militaria It still has the original

It still has the original cord for interfacing with the vehicle radio

going through a newly drilled hole in the rear of the frame

It features blue gray canvas lining

Following Italy’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia

showing it must have held a pistol for quite some time

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory with Rifled Bore - dated 1853 Swedish Militaria It still has the originalOriginal 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