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| This is our 1842 Springfield musket. We purchased an original piece in order to get the details perfect on this reproduction. |
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| Here is the left side. |
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| Since we had an original lock to copy, these are the exact markings that were on it. The tail is dated 1847 and Springfield is written in two lines. The US Eagle came out beautiful! |
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| A view of the sideplate. By this era, things like sideplates were very much simplified as compared to the fancy stuff you'd see in the 18th century. |
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| The triggerguard |
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| A view from the bottom. The barrels of military muskets of this era were generally held on with bands to give the weapon more strength while using the bayonet. |
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| The comb and tang of the buttplate |
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| Another view from the left |
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| The reproduced 19th century inspection marks came out perfect, with the correct font and the small Eagle head came out excellent for such a tiny stamp! |
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| A view of the muzzle. Our original gun is missing it's front band, so this one was reproduced based on close up photos we took of one in the Springfield Armory NHP museum. |
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