Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Massachusetts Contract Rifled Musket by Norris & Clement Dated 1864 Flintlock Muskets and Rifles " (After nearly four months

" (After nearly four months of combat the battle weary Marines were relieved by the U

except on other WMW Waffen examples

though it is unfortunately not legible

This would probably be for the 16th Pioneer Engineers Regiment

it looks to have been captured or traded to Ottoman Turks

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Massachusetts Contract Rifled Musket by Norris & Clement Dated 1864 Flintlock Muskets and Rifles " (After nearly four monthsOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket is a . 58 caliber rifled musket produced by the Springfield Armory between 1863 and 1865. The Model 1863 was a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it is sometimes classified as just a variant of the Model 1861. The Model 1861, with all of its variants, was the most commonly used longarm in the American Civil War, with over 700,000 manufactured. The