Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1861 by Parker Snow Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Rifle - dated 1863 Barrels It was cast from a

It was cast from a silicon mold of an original Arisaka 99 Type 2 in the IMA collection and therefore is not only an accurate 1:1 scale but has all the details of the real thing

There is just a bit of scuffing and edge wear

discipline

Several personal memoirs and accounts of battle make a note of soldiers lowering their head while rushing towards enemy trenches

which can be clearly read

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1861 by Parker Snow Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Rifle - dated 1863 Barrels It was cast from aOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! Probably the best example we have seen of this type of conversion! This rifle started out as a Civil War Model 1861 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. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield" (after its original place of design and production,