Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Shortened Rifled Musket - Dated 1863 Gift Card were you pretty close

were you pretty close

Outer flap has light surface wear with a latch tab that is attached by straight line stitching and a copper rivet

Serial Number L3518 which indicates manufacture in February of 1916 this is a now increasingly difficult to find WW1 era Vickers Water cooled Display Machine Gun

the hinge could be freed so the shovel and handle could be set up in a line (use as a shovel)

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Shortened Rifled Musket - Dated 1863 Gift Card were you pretty closeOriginal Item: Only One Available. A great find! Long stored and only recently released after more than 100 years. We have cleaned it up to put in it the best light. 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