Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1861 by Parker Snow Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Short Rifle - dated 1863 Availability_International [12] It was usually mounted

[12] It was usually mounted on the centerline of the upper wing of Austro-Hungarian fighters and two-seat combat aircraft during the early phases of World War I and remained in use on two-seat combat aircraft until the end of the war

though it will have cracks from age

This really is "The Gun that Won the West

and as a result the red to the front of the tunic is somewhat faded

with about 25% missing

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield M-1861 by Parker Snow Converted to Miller Patent Breechloading Short Rifle - dated 1863 Availability_International [12] It was usually mountedOriginal Item: One Only. This is really a Peach! Probably the best example we have seen of this type of conversion! This rifle started out as a Civil War Model 1861 Springfield Rifle Musket, dated 1863, made by PARKERS ' SNOW & CO. MERIDEN, CONN, as listed on the lock plate. There is also the "Spread Eagle" over U. S. marking, indicating military production. Commonly referred to as the "Springfield" (after its original place of design and production,