Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Shortened Rifled Musket - Dated 1863 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia indicating that this rifle was

indicating that this rifle was produced with the smoothbore barrel

decisive battles in world history

Constructed of wool basically like a closed ended pillowcase

Cylinder nipples all intact and four of the cylinder pins are still visible

and no major damage or cracking

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Type I Shortened Rifled Musket - Dated 1863 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia indicating that this rifle wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. A great find! Long stored and only recently released after more than 100 years. We have cleaned it up to put in it the best light. 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