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A U.S. Model 1842 .70 caliber musket (a) and bayonet (b) manufactured by Springfield Armory, circa 1847. The musket features a dark walnut stock, steel barrel and detached bayonet, muzzle, front right, stored ramrod, barrel bands and other steel fittings. The bayonet (b) is engraved with “US” on its inside below the blade. On the proper right lock plate is engraved “SPRINGFIELD 1847” and an eagle

  • Por Springfield Armory, American, 1777 - 1968
  • Crédito: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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