Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Short Rifle Converted to M-1865 Trapdoor using Scarce 1st ALLIN System Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets Carved across the lid is

Carved across the lid is the town name of ALBANY

Deviney’s dogtag

probably because the owner changed units

which easily will fit over any belt

unifroms utilizing copper fell under the conservation effort of the War Production Board

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Short Rifle Converted to M-1865 Trapdoor using Scarce 1st ALLIN System Category_MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets Carved across the lid isOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! This rifle started out as a Civil War Springfield Model 1863 2 band Short Rifled Musket made by SPRINGFIELD ARMORY, as indicated on the lock plate. This particular rifle is technically a Model 1863, Type II, indicated by the solid bands and band springs and two leaf rear sight. Around 700,000 of all Model 1863 types were produced from 1863 until the end of the Civil War in 1865. The U. S. Civil war had