Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type II Percussion Rifled Musket Shortened to Artillery Length - Dated 1864 Military Flare Guns The leather is still supple

The leather is still supple but the padding has become somewhat hard and degraded a little

with the belt loop showing a bit of a lighter dark red brown color

found themselves at an initial disadvantage

A great example with great original paint and a complete neck chain

Waist width: 24

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type II Percussion Rifled Musket Shortened to Artillery Length - Dated 1864 Military Flare Guns The leather is still suppleOriginal 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