Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1855 Rifled Musket by Harpers Ferry with Functional Taper Primer System, Patch Box & Bayonet - dated 1860 Category_Martini-Henry Parts next to him

next to him

The rear of the shell also has the correct "follow me" stripe painted on

the German bayonets were refit with sturdier crossguards with heavy muzzle rings and this is a solid example of an Israeli reissued German bayonet

and measures 40” when fully extended

in gilded and silvered zinc

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1855 Rifled Musket by Harpers Ferry with Functional Taper Primer System, Patch Box & Bayonet - dated 1860 Category_Martini-Henry Parts next to himOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1855 was a rifle musket widely used in the American Civil War. It was manufactured by the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts and at the Harpers Ferry Armory in Virginia (modern day West Virginia) along with independent contractors. The design exploited the advantages of the new conical Mini ball, which could be deadly at over 1,000 yards. About 60,000 of these rifles were made, and it was a