Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Converted to M-1866 Trapdoor Rifle using Scarce 2nd ALLIN System Stocks The metal adjustment buckle on

The metal adjustment buckle on the harness is also wartime marked and painted in DAK green

like good soldiers they had been

hardly ever found still mounted on the rifles as they were typically removed when taken out of service

Ford having acquired the group directly from Private Baggett's widow Alice

with a 5 1/2" cannon barrel

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Converted to M-1866 Trapdoor Rifle using Scarce 2nd ALLIN System Stocks The metal adjustment buckle onOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! This rifle started out as a Civil War Springfield Rifle Musket, dated 1864, made by SPRINGFIELD ARMORY, as indicated on the lock plate. There is also the "Spread Eagle" over U. S. marking, indicating military production. This particular rifle is technically a Model 1863, Type II, sometimes called the model 1864. Around 700,000 of all Model 1863 types were produced from 1863 until the end of the Civil