Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Short Rifled Musket by Norris & Clement - Dated 1864 Blunderbuss Original Item: Will require cleaning

Original Item: Will require cleaning and fitting

A mushroom-headed spindle ran through the block to retain two expansion plates and a compressible pad or ‘obturator’ made of asbestos fibres soaked in tallow within a cloth bag

Markings at that time were put on weapons so that each man or ship could account for their own weapons and not be liable to easy theft

As described in FM 21-15

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Short Rifled Musket by Norris & Clement - Dated 1864 Blunderbuss Original Item: Will require cleaningOriginal 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