Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1861 by Parker Snow Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Rifle - dated 1863 Barrels parachute riggers

parachute riggers

Several personal memoirs and accounts of battle make a note of soldiers lowering their head while rushing towards enemy trenches

There is just a bit of scuffing and edge wear

The ribbon is a washed olive drab and made from the herringbone twill cloth of the U

The 112th remained an organic unit of the 28th Infantry Division throughout World War II

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1861 by Parker Snow Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Rifle - dated 1863 Barrels parachute riggersOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! Probably the best example we have seen of this type of conversion! 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,