Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Rifle Converted to M-1866 Trapdoor using Scarce 2nd ALLIN System Hotchkiss .303 all brass furniture including ramrod

all brass furniture including ramrod pipes

In generally fine condition

Complete with black tail ribbon

Totally inert and cannot be converted to an explosive device

Though subordinate to the Italians

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1863 Rifle Converted to M-1866 Trapdoor using Scarce 2nd ALLIN System Hotchkiss .303 all brass furniture including ramrodOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! This rifle started out as a Civil War Springfield Rifle Musket, dated 1864, made by SPRINGFIELD ARMORY, as indicated on the lock plate. There is also the "Spread Eagle" over U. S. marking, indicating military production. This particular rifle is technically a Model 1863, Type II, sometimes called the model 1864. Around 700,000 of all Model 1863 types were produced from 1863 until the end of the Civil