Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1845 Vietnam The underside of the rim

The underside of the rim is stamped D / A 119

it took 18 months for the ground work alone and 2 1⁄2 years before Lakenheath's transformation was complete

which actually indicates that on 26 March 1939

so this rifle was definitely used and not cleaned at some point

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1845 Vietnam The underside of the rimOriginal item: One Only. The US Model 1842 Musket was a . 69 caliber musket manufactured and used in the United States during the 19th Century. It was a continuation of the Model 1816 line of muskets but is generally referred to by its own model number rather than just a variant of the Model 1816. All of these muskets were 58 inches long, with a barrel around 42 inches in length. The Model 1842 was the last U. S. smoothbore musket produced. Many