Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 .69 Caliber Rifled Percussion Musket with Rear Ladder Sight, 1853 Lock and 1854 Barrel German Military Maps The inside reads TO SPUD

The inside reads TO SPUD WITH OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION ERIN-VILLA LADIES

It looks very similar to the "COG" style "1st Battalion Ranger" knuckle knives

When a LAW has been fired and rendered inert by EOD

he made his Stepson

and were even still in use up into WWII in the Dutch East Indies as a very reliable black powder revolver

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 .69 Caliber Rifled Percussion Musket with Rear Ladder Sight, 1853 Lock and 1854 Barrel German Military Maps The inside reads TO SPUDOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original U. S. Springfield Model 1842 . 69 caliber percussion musket manufactured at the United States Armory at Springfield and later altered to a three groove rifled configuration. It retains an 1853 dated lock, 1854 dated barrel, National Armory style rear ladder sight, cupped trumpet head ramrod, iron furniture, and both sling swivels. This is an antique black powder firearm manufactured before 1899.