Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket

.69 caliber, 42 in. round barrel with front sight and stamped VP near the breech, lock plate marked SPRING / FIELD / 1851 / Eagle motif / U.S., full walnut stock with original buttplate, ramrod.

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Overall length 57 3/4 in.

DOM: 1851
LOP: 13 1/2 in.
WT: 8lbs 11oz
CAL: UNCONFIRMED

FFL Status: Antique

These firearms were produced with a percussion lock system and the first to be fully machine-made with interchangeable parts. Manufactured at the Springfield and Harpers Ferry Armories from 1844 to 1855, it marked a significant technological advancement over earlier flintlock models. Used extensively during the Mexican-American War and the early stages of the Civil War. Some were later rifled to improve accuracy, demonstrating its adaptability in the evolving landscape of 19th-century warfare.

Overall good estate condition, ferrous metals have oxidation and finish wear, stock has field marks from age and use, front barrel band is loose, firing nipple is missing.