Original Springfield M-1863 Rifled Musket Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Rifle MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets When originally used by the

When originally used by the Wehrmacht

Many units that carried the Martini had the rifle serial number stamped into the brass sight protector

The loss of General Gordon at Khartoum in 1885 was a great blow to British prestige and yet it took thirteen years for Great Britain to extract revenge at the Battle of Omdurman in 1898

when it merged with WR Kirschbaum & Cie to form Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie

These are exceptionally rare and only a few can be found as past sales on the internet for over $800 each

Original Springfield M-1863 Rifled Musket Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Rifle MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets When originally used by theOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! This rifle started out as a Civil War Springfield Rifle Musket, dated 1863, made by PARKERS ' SNOW & CO. MERIDEN, CONN, as listed on the lock plate. There is also the "Spread Eagle" over U. S. marking, indicating military production. Around 700,000 were produced from 1863 until the end of the Civil War in 1865. With the advent of breech loading cartridge firearms, the government was looking for cost