Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket by Parker Snow & Co. of Meriden, Conn. - Dated 1863 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover The spine of the blade

The spine of the blade is dated 37

He then helped popularizethe single-shot breech-loading snub-nosed pistol design that is still in use today

the mascot was named "Old Abe

with mesh backing

which definitely saw service during the war

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket by Parker Snow & Co. of Meriden, Conn. - Dated 1863 Category_Fusee Spring & Cover The spine of the bladeOriginal 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 .