Original Civil War Era French Model 1842 Percussion Back Action Rifle with Socket Bayonet U.S. Holsters Features Second Lieutenant collar tabs

Features Second Lieutenant collar tabs with a silver star

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Original Civil War Era French Model 1842 Percussion Back Action Rifle with Socket Bayonet U.S. Holsters Features Second Lieutenant collar tabsOriginal Item: One Only. This is the typical Continental Rifled Musket that was imported Confederacy just before and during the U. S. Civil War. These were also bought and used by the Union Army in small quantities as described in the book Civil War Guns by William Edwards on page 262. This example is in approximately . 69 Caliber and is rifled with a ladder type long range back sight. These were usually produced as muskets, but the export trade