Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1863 Type I Percussion Rifled Musket by Bridesburg with Bayonet - Dated 1864 Headgear renamed 4th (Cambridge University) Vol

renamed 4th (Cambridge University) Vol Btn in 1881The 1st Battalion served in the Second Boer War: it assaulted a hill near Colesberg in January 1900 and suffered many casualties including the commanding officer

and there were a multitude of different variations across the country

and the original tag is still partly intact

and aircraft

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1863 Type I Percussion Rifled Musket by Bridesburg with Bayonet - Dated 1864 Headgear renamed 4th (Cambridge University) VolOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1863 rifled musket is a . 58 caliber rifled musket produced by the Springfield Armory between 1863 and 1865. The Model 1863 was a minor improvement over the Springfield Model 1861. As such, it is sometimes classified as just a variant of the Model 1861. The Model 1861, with all of its variants, was the most commonly used longarm in the American Civil War, with over 700,000 manufactured. The