mr. scratch
Cadet
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2012
- Location
- Eugene, OR
Okay, picked this up recently; the broken-off back-half of a Springfield M1842 musket. This was evidently found in the 1950s in an old barn in Kentucky that was being torn down. Yellow paint on the rear underside of the stock says "PERRYVILLE KY". Also has a light"HDM" carved into the left side of the stock, and a "K" in the top of the neck.
My question -I believe the date on the lock is 1853, but the 3 is mangled. I've seen other image of this same type of lock from the same period with what appears to be a messed-up 3 at the end. Any idea if this was this a bad number die, or were a bunch of these restruck at some point after production for some reason?
Any other info about this I'm missing? As this musket/rifle was widely used by both sides (assuming this is a CW piece) I'm assuming there is no way to know if it was specifically used by either USA or CSA, yes?
My question -I believe the date on the lock is 1853, but the 3 is mangled. I've seen other image of this same type of lock from the same period with what appears to be a messed-up 3 at the end. Any idea if this was this a bad number die, or were a bunch of these restruck at some point after production for some reason?
Any other info about this I'm missing? As this musket/rifle was widely used by both sides (assuming this is a CW piece) I'm assuming there is no way to know if it was specifically used by either USA or CSA, yes?