Original U.S. Civil War Era Austrian Augustin M-1842 Percussion Conversion Rifled Musket - dated 1849 U.S. Militaria 26th Infantry Division that served

26th Infantry Division that served in the ETO during World War Two

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Original U.S. Civil War Era Austrian Augustin M-1842 Percussion Conversion Rifled Musket - dated 1849 U.S. Militaria 26th Infantry Division that servedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an AUSTRIAN AUGUSTIN MODEL 1842 Percussion Rifled Musket, originally issued in flintlock, but converted to percussion in the 1850s. It was most likely subsequently sold to the United States and imported just prior to the U. S. Civil War where many of these weapons saw service mostly on the Confederate side. The musket complete with original period double ended ramrod. The musket measures just shy of 58" in