Original U.S. Civil War Rare Springfield Model 1861 Windsor Locks Contract Rifled Musket - Dated 1862 Category_Flintlock Pistols In February 1965 he was

In February 1965 he was reassigned as aide to General W

This indicates that it was produced prior to the 1940s

but nothing out of line with a revolver of this age

indicating that there was something attached there at one point

the BBC reported

Original U.S. Civil War Rare Springfield Model 1861 Windsor Locks Contract Rifled Musket - Dated 1862 Category_Flintlock Pistols In February 1965 he wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1861 was a Mini type rifled musket shoulder arm used by the United States Army and Marine Corps during the American Civil War. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield" (after its original place of production, Springfield, Massachusetts), it was the most widely used U. S. Army weapon during the Civil War, favored for its range, accuracy, and reliability. The barrel was 40 inches long, firing a .