Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Rifle Musket by Springfield Armory - Dated 1863 Flintlock Pistols Feed was from the right

Feed was from the right side only

Both appear to have been replaced at some time

Original functional zipper still intact

probably to while away the time during the monotony of WWI

The enemy later attacked with two tanks

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Rifle Musket by Springfield Armory - Dated 1863 Flintlock Pistols Feed was from the rightOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket is a . 58 caliber rifled musket produced by the Springfield Armory between 1863 and 1865. The Model 1863 was a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it is sometimes classified as just a variant of the Model 1861. The Model 1861, with all of its variants, was the most commonly used longarm in the American Civil War, with over 700,000 manufactured. The