Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Artillery Short Musket dated 1849 Technical Books sealing Britain's fate in the

sealing Britain's fate in the Revolutionary war

It was sunk by HMS Violet (K35) a British Corvette of the "Flower" class launched on December 30th

The Springfield Model 1861 was a Minié-type rifled musket shoulder-arm used by the United States Army and Marine Corps during the American Civil War

as indicated by the ball-shaped butt

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Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Artillery Short Musket dated 1849 Technical Books sealing Britain's fate in theOriginal 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. An artillery short musket was also produced or modified from the long