Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket by William Muir & Co. - Dated 1863 Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles Donald Pucket was awarded the

Donald Pucket was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his sacrifice

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These are pieces he brought back from Germany at the end of WW2 as “war trophies” remembrances

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were ordered to concentrate in Salonika in preparation for moving from the Balkans

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket by William Muir & Co. - Dated 1863 Category_Flintlock Muskets and Rifles Donald Pucket was awarded 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 .