Springfield composite musket, shortened - $250.00

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Springfield composite musket, shortened. M1863 lock dated 1865 with M1861 type hammer and barrel. 34-1/4" barrel, stock shortened to below the position of the lower barrel band. Metal parts are free of rust with good marks and a little pitting in the breech area. Stock is very good, having been lightly cleaned, free of cracks and chips with a small square piece filled in the right side of the butt. Missing ramrod, ramrod pipes and forearm cap. Mechanically good, sold as a collector item only, not warranted safe to shoot.
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