Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Norfolk Contract Rifled Musket - Dated 1863 Feed Block Assembly with almost all of the

with almost all of the original "ribbed texture

They were one of the smaller manufactures

It nevertheless destroyed one of the guns

but those were most likely painted over or removed

Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Norfolk Contract Rifled Musket - Dated 1863 Feed Block Assembly with almost all of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1861 was a Mini type rifled musket shoulder arm used by the United States Army and Marine Corps during the American Civil War. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield" (after its original place of production, Springfield, Massachusetts), it was the most widely used U. S. Army weapon during the Civil War, favored for its range, accuracy, and reliability. The barrel was 40 inches long, firing a .