Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket by Parker Snow & Co. - Dated 1864 Availability_International An acceptable pattern was developed

An acceptable pattern was developed and approved and production of the new steel helmets began at the Eisen-und Hüttenwerke

The leather liners and chinstraps were made in Finland for the Finnish army who called it the M55 helmet

in conjunction with British forces and the 30th Division

Dating from just before the Spanish American War of the 1890s

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Rifled Musket by Parker Snow & Co. - Dated 1864 Availability_International An acceptable pattern was developedOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1861 was a Mini type rifled musket shoulder arm used by the United States Army and Marine Corps during the American Civil War. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield" (after its original place of production, Springfield, Massachusetts), it was the most widely used U. S. Army weapon during the Civil War, favored for its range, accuracy, and reliability. The barrel was 40 inches long, firing a .