Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1861 Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Rifle - dated 1863 MG 42 Ammo Storage at lower right corner of

at lower right corner of picture

and the same look

with his Rank and name stamped across its front

The F W is the mark of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV

Ready to research and to display

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1861 Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Rifle - dated 1863 MG 42 Ammo Storage at lower right corner ofOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! This rifle started out as a Civil War Model 1861 Springfield Rifle Musket, dated 1863, made by PARKERS ' SNOW & CO. MERIDEN, CONN, as listed on the lock plate. There is also the "Spread Eagle" over U. S. marking, indicating military production. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield" (after its original place of design and production, Springfield, Massachusetts), it was the most widely used U. S. Army