Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1861 Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Rifle - dated 1863 MG 42 Ammo Storage Ready to research and to

Ready to research and to display

The F W is the mark of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV

This is an excellent totally inert example of a 1943 dated No

equipped with Lockheed P-38 Lightnings

This is a very rare maker

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1861 Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Rifle - dated 1863 MG 42 Ammo Storage Ready to research and toOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! This rifle started out as a Civil War Model 1861 Springfield Rifle Musket, dated 1863, made by PARKERS ' SNOW & CO. MERIDEN, CONN, as listed on the lock plate. There is also the "Spread Eagle" over U. S. marking, indicating military production. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield" (after its original place of design and production, Springfield, Massachusetts), it was the most widely used U. S. Army