Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1845 Vietnam it took 18 months for

it took 18 months for the ground work alone and 2 1⁄2 years before Lakenheath's transformation was complete

Easily restored but I never had it done as it probably is a result of combat or usage

The near miss off the port bow is thought to have caused observers to believe that the ship had been torpedoed

it was reassigned on 20 December 1967 to the 56th Air Commando Wing (redesignated the 56th Special Operation Wing in August 1968)

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Dated 1845 Vietnam it took 18 months forOriginal item: One Only. The US Model 1842 Musket was a . 69 caliber musket manufactured and used in the United States during the 19th Century. It was a continuation of the Model 1816 line of muskets but is generally referred to by its own model number rather than just a variant of the Model 1816. All of these muskets were 58 inches long, with a barrel around 42 inches in length. The Model 1842 was the last U. S. smoothbore musket produced. Many