Original Springfield M-1863 Rifled Musket Converted to Miller Patent Breechloader German Badges & Signs In heavy black finish

In heavy black finish

USS New Kent (APA-217) was a Haskell-class attack transport of the US Navy in World War II

who had become the superintendent of the Sharps Rifle Company

One end is warped from age and shows slight woodworm damage

and 4 piece demilled receiver

Original Springfield M-1863 Rifled Musket Converted to Miller Patent Breechloader German Badges & Signs In heavy black finishOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! This rifle started out as a Civil War Springfield Rifle Musket, dated 1863, made by PARKERS ' SNOW & CO. MERIDEN, CONN, as listed on the lock plate. There is also the "Spread Eagle" over U. S. marking, indicating military production. Around 700,000 were produced from 1863 until the end of the Civil War in 1865. With the advent of breech loading cartridge firearms, the government was looking for cost