An interesting photo of a Company of Federal Troops.
What interest's me is we see everyone with 1842 Muskets, most sighted/rifled, some smooth-bore.
In the close-up photo, I see three of those 1842's, the far right is smooth-bore, the middle one is clearly rifled with the typical long-range rear sight we normally recognize, but the third one on the left, looks like it has a rear sight that is more like that of an 1861 musket. If you look closely at the main photo in detail/enlarged, you see others with the same type rear sight.
Can anyone tell me if it's a variation of 1842 I may not familiar with?
Kevin Dally
What interest's me is we see everyone with 1842 Muskets, most sighted/rifled, some smooth-bore.
In the close-up photo, I see three of those 1842's, the far right is smooth-bore, the middle one is clearly rifled with the typical long-range rear sight we normally recognize, but the third one on the left, looks like it has a rear sight that is more like that of an 1861 musket. If you look closely at the main photo in detail/enlarged, you see others with the same type rear sight.
Can anyone tell me if it's a variation of 1842 I may not familiar with?
Kevin Dally