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Springfield Model 1842
Revision as of 01:47, 6 January 2011 by 76.121.27.16 (talk)
The US Springfield Model 1842 Musket was a .69 caliber musket manufactured and used in the United States during the 19th Century. It is a continuation of the Model 1816 line of muskets but is generally referred to as its own model number rather than just a variant of the Model 1816. It was the most common weapon used in the Mexican-American War and the first year of the American Civil War.
The Springfield 1842 was used by the following actors in the following:
Film
- Irish Conscript into the U.S. Federal Army in Gangs of New York
- Jeremy Davies as Private Toffler in Ravenous
- US and Confederate soldiers in Gettysburg
Television
- Seen hanging from the wall of a bar in The Sopranos (Season 1, Episode 5) "College"