Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1863 Type II Rifled Musket Shortened for Frontier Use - Dated 1864 Royal Air Force Written in pencil on the

Written in pencil on the reverse of the photo it reads:

The division included

The cross itself is a very fine example with crisp beading

The saya (scabbard) was missing or unsalvageable

brass wire binding missing

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1863 Type II Rifled Musket Shortened for Frontier Use - Dated 1864 Royal Air Force Written in pencil on theOriginal 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