Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Contract Rifled Musket by E. Robinson of New York - Dated 1864 Thompson SMG - Staff Sergeant Bristow's Dog

- Staff Sergeant Bristow's Dog Tag- 4 ⅜” x 2 ¾” Image of Bristow in Kingman

tulip head ramrod with bulged shank and threaded end

He grew up in Bridgeport

The grenade was detonated by pulling a pin that ignited the delay fuse through a series of striking mechanisms

but due to the repainting of the interior shell

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1861 Contract Rifled Musket by E. Robinson of New York - Dated 1864 Thompson SMG - Staff Sergeant Bristow's DogOriginal 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 .