Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type II Percussion Rifle Marked to Confederate 41st Tennessee Infantry Regiment ZULU War Source: Helmets and Body Armor

Source: Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warfare Bashford Dean 1920

This is a VERY early first year production example of the classic Springfield trapdoor rifle

SpreadThe earliest reliable evidence of cannons in Europe appeared in 1326 in a register of the municipality of Florence and evidence of their production can be dated as early as 1327

Unbuttoning the top reveals the number 6 written on the wood itself

Confederate Infantry tunic buttons are a favorite of Civil War collectors

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type II Percussion Rifle Marked to Confederate 41st Tennessee Infantry Regiment ZULU War Source: Helmets and Body ArmorOriginal 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