Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Cut Down Rifled Musket Possibly Decorated & Used by Native Americans - dated 1863 Stocks indicating "25 bore" or about

indicating "25 bore" or about

but is absolutely identical to WWII issue

and both stocks all bear serial number 837

True P-1809 Brown Bess Muskets in this shape are very hard to find today

These were used with the telephone when it was used by switchboard operators

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Cut Down Rifled Musket Possibly Decorated & Used by Native Americans - dated 1863 Stocks indicating "25 bore" or aboutOriginal 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