Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Rifle Converted to M-1870 Second Version Trapdoor using ALLIN System - dated 1863 Crimean War Heavily based on the U

Heavily based on the U

IG 18) ("Light Infantry Gun") infantry support gun system

and made of quality leather which was originally fully crosshatched with a border

to August 1865

launching artillery at the Germans in the St

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Rifle Converted to M-1870 Second Version Trapdoor using ALLIN System - dated 1863 Crimean War Heavily based on the UOriginal Item: One Only. This is something we don't see everyday! This rifle started out as a Civil War Springfield Rifle Musket, dated 1863, made by SPRINGFIELD ARMORY, as indicated on the lock plate. There is also the "Spread Eagle" over U. S. marking, indicating military production. This particular rifle looks to have been made as a Model 1863 Type II, as it has the solid barrel bands and band springs of the Type II. Definitely an interesting