Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1861 Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Rifle - dated 1863 Multi Nation Flags George Von Hantelmann was born

George Von Hantelmann was born in Prussia in 1898

It was awarded when the wound was the result of enemy hostile action

following the disbandment of the existing 50th and 51st regiments

while the upper lever shuffles the feed slide back and forth to bring in fresh cartridges

The walnut grip is slab sided

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1861 Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Rifle - dated 1863 Multi Nation Flags George Von Hantelmann was bornOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! This rifle started out as a Civil War Model 1861 Springfield Rifle Musket, dated 1863, made by PARKERS ' SNOW & CO. MERIDEN, CONN, as listed on the lock plate. There is also the "Spread Eagle" over U. S. marking, indicating military production. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield" (after its original place of design and production, Springfield, Massachusetts), it was the most widely used U. S. Army