Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1842 Shortened Percussion Musket in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - dated 1848 WWII Very little progress was made

Very little progress was made over the next four days as the terrible condition of the roads at the rear hampered re-supply and reinforcement efforts

The blade on this example is in very good condition

Several days later five replacement crews arrived

The flag is signed with the names of many friends and family

showing the expected crazing and checking due to age

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1842 Shortened Percussion Musket in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - dated 1848 WWII Very little progress was madeOriginal item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now