Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1862 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover The blade appears to have

The blade appears to have never been used

the War Department decided to set up special units of US citizens from certain ethnic groups for operations in countries occupied by the Axis powers

Interestingly Philip Burne-Jones's most famous Painting titled "THE VAMPIRE" shows an unconscious male figure with a beautiful woman haunched over him

ET64 indicating it was manufactured by Eisenhuttenwerk AG

however the right side of the butt stock still bears the original stock cartouches

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1862 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover The blade appears to haveOriginal 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 .