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Springfield Model 1842
The US Springfield Model 1842 Musket was a .69 caliber percussion lock 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. Standard musket had an overall length of 58 inches and barrel length of 42 inches.
A shorter musketoon version M1847 also existed. M1842/1847 were the last smoothbore muskets of the US Army, being replaced with Springfield M1855/1861 .58 caliber rifled muskets.
The Springfield Model 1842 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Kidd | on the table of broken guns | 1972 | ||
| Vigilante Force | "Green Mountain Boys" | Supposedly M1842 | 1976 | |
| Slave Coast (Cobra Verde) | Dahomey Army soldiers | 1987 | ||
| Gettysburg | US and Confederate soldiers | M1842 | 1993 | |
| Ravenous | Jeremy Davies | Private Toffler | M1842 | 1999 |
| Guy Pearce | Captain Boyd | M1847 | ||
| Anna and the King | Chow Yun-Fat | King Mongkut | M1847 | 1999 |
| King Mongkut's soldiers | M1847 | |||
| When the Last Sword Is Drawn | Kiichi Nakai | Yoshimura Kanichiro | M1842 | 2002 |
| Kôichi Satô | Hajime Saitô | M1842 | ||
| Shinsengumi samurai | M1842 | |||
| Gangs of New York | Irish Conscript | M1842 | 2002 | |
| Gods and Generals | Union and Confederate soldiers | M1842 | 2003 | |
| Lincoln | Confederate soldiers | M1842 | 2012 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North and South: Book II | Union soldiers | Model 1842 | 1986 | |
| The Sopranos | Seen on the wall of a bar; "College" (S01E05) | 1999 | ||
| 1864 | Danish and Prussian soldiers | M1842 | 2014 | |
| 1883 | Union Army soldiers | M1842 | 2021 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Slayers Ayashi | Buddhist monk | 2006-2007 |