Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1845 Vietnam The perforated shell is stamped

The perforated shell is stamped on the base with DUMMY RD with the date of 1952

it was reassigned on 20 December 1967 to the 56th Air Commando Wing (redesignated the 56th Special Operation Wing in August 1968)

so this rifle was definitely used and not cleaned at some point

The underside of the rim is stamped D / A 119

The near miss off the port bow is thought to have caused observers to believe that the ship had been torpedoed

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1845 Vietnam The perforated shell is stampedOriginal item: One Only. The US Model 1842 Musket was a . 69 caliber musket manufactured and used in the United States during the 19th Century. It was a continuation of the Model 1816 line of muskets but is generally referred to by its own model number rather than just a variant of the Model 1816. All of these muskets were 58 inches long, with a barrel around 42 inches in length. The Model 1842 was the last U. S. smoothbore musket produced. Many