Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1842 Shortened Percussion Musket in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - dated 1848 Brunswick Parts It measures 12 inches in

It measures 12 inches in diameter

so we believe that is the size

I experienced occasional embarrassment because of it

The round consists of an INERT fuse

It is period issue (NOT a modern replacement) that measures about 18 inches in length

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M1842 Shortened Percussion Musket in Grade 2 "As Found" Condition - dated 1848 Brunswick Parts It measures 12 inches inOriginal item: One of a Kind. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now