Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Contract Rifled Musket by E. Robinson of New York - Dated 1864 Thompson SMG having sailed from Indiantown Gap

having sailed from Indiantown Gap

it is marked TORRE / ANNUNZIATA over an 1884 date on the barrel

The grenade was detonated by pulling a pin that ignited the delay fuse through a series of striking mechanisms

The uniform has an incredibly attractive “wolfhounds” patch on the left shoulder

with entire regiments being converted or raised as light dragoons beginning in 1759

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Contract Rifled Musket by E. Robinson of New York - Dated 1864 Thompson SMG having sailed from Indiantown GapOriginal 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 .