Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket by Norwich - Dated 1865 Spade Grip Assembly He received the Distinguished Service

He received the Distinguished Service Order in 1916

and a lovely pattern of check marking

After training in England from January to July 1944

The leather grip binding is still in place wrapped with brass wire with minor repairs at base of grip

000 air defense personnel who controlled about 100 surface-to-air missile sites and over 16

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket by Norwich - Dated 1865 Spade Grip Assembly He received the Distinguished ServiceOriginal 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 .