Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Shortened Musket with Mechanical Issues - Dated 1863 Japanese Field Gear The blade exhibits wear overall

The blade exhibits wear overall and some scuffing from extraction and return to the scabbard

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so only part of it can be read

The breech block itself houses longitudinal spring-loaded firing pin which is struck by a cylindrical striker

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Shortened Musket with Mechanical Issues - Dated 1863 Japanese Field Gear The blade exhibits wear overallOriginal 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