Original Rare U.S. Civil War Whitneyville Armory Contract Springfield M1861 Rifled Musket - Dated 1864 Original Machine Guns showing the expected wear

showing the expected wear

and brought back home by a USGI

and there is a very nice replica 1907 pattern sling fitted to them

As the tempo of the war accelerated in 1944

As V-E Day drew to a close

Original Rare U.S. Civil War Whitneyville Armory Contract Springfield M1861 Rifled Musket - Dated 1864 Original Machine Guns showing the expected wearOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very scarce 1861 Whitneyville Contract . 58 Caliber Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket. This is one of 8,000 made by Eli Whitneys manufactory, Whitneyville, in 1864. A good condition classic Civil War firearm, as used by both the Union and Confederacy during the American Civil War. This arm is likely just as functional today, as it was over 150 years ago in the hands of a Civil War soldier! After the war