Original U.S. Civil War Museum Grade Colt Hartford "Special Model 1861" Springfield Rifled Musket with Inspector Cartouches - dated 1863 Garand & U.S. Rifles A lovely honest used example

A lovely honest used example of an iconic frontier repeating rifle with a special order 26" barrel

but also some small areas of fouling and light pitting

Both holsters are in lovely

new manufacture 10" bayonets were also produced

Original U.S. Civil War Museum Grade Colt Hartford "Special Model 1861" Springfield Rifled Musket with Inspector Cartouches - dated 1863 Garand & U.S. Rifles A lovely honest used exampleOriginal Item: Only One Available. "Museum Grade" is not a term that we use often at all, so we do not use it lightly. However there is no better description for the condition of this rifle. It is the best example we have ever seen of a Colt Hartford "Special Model 1861" Springfield rifle, and looks to possibly be completely unissued. It's like we reached back in time and snatched it straight from the arsenal. We received this out of an old collection