Some time ago I bought a 1842 Springfield at a local gunshow.
Although it was in fair condition, sometime in its past, the wood around the tang was broken and some good soul? had replaced it with plastic wood.
I just made a repair of the area and thought you might like to see the finished Musket.
I believe the 1842 Model was the first full size US Musket to use the Precussion lock, and the last of the smoothbores. It was .69 caliber.
Many of these 1842s later had their smoothbores rifled by Government Arsenals and a rear sight added, but this one escaped that process.
These Muskets were used in the Mexican American War and later on both the North and the South used it in the Civil War.
For more photos check out the "1842 Springfield Project" post on the Builders Bench.
This gun was made in 1846 and in its 158 year life someone has carved the initials AN PLC on the left side of the stock.
This was most likely done by some civilian. The initials read correctly when the gun is inverted as it would be when hung over a fireplace or door and NOone I can think of in the military would have defaced the Governments gun, even 100+ years ago.
Although it was in fair condition, sometime in its past, the wood around the tang was broken and some good soul? had replaced it with plastic wood.
I just made a repair of the area and thought you might like to see the finished Musket.
I believe the 1842 Model was the first full size US Musket to use the Precussion lock, and the last of the smoothbores. It was .69 caliber.
Many of these 1842s later had their smoothbores rifled by Government Arsenals and a rear sight added, but this one escaped that process.
These Muskets were used in the Mexican American War and later on both the North and the South used it in the Civil War.
For more photos check out the "1842 Springfield Project" post on the Builders Bench.
This gun was made in 1846 and in its 158 year life someone has carved the initials AN PLC on the left side of the stock.
This was most likely done by some civilian. The initials read correctly when the gun is inverted as it would be when hung over a fireplace or door and NOone I can think of in the military would have defaced the Governments gun, even 100+ years ago.