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ORIGINAL US ARMY MANUAL FOR THE MODEL 1863 RIFLE
MUSKET – dtd 1863: An excellent, complete
original copy of a fairly scarce manual that was one of
the primary publications issued to the Civil War
Infantryman. With both covers and all 25 pages present
and intact, this manual has no dog-eared corners or
ragged edges, with only minor wear along the bound
edge. The text covers the description and maintenance
of the rifle and there are numerous diagrams of the
rifle, bayonet, tools and appendages. This copy is ink
stamped on the inside of the rear cover as once having
been in the library of the Admiral Farragut Academy, St.
Petersburg, Florida, and is also ink stamped on the
inside of the front cover as once the property of Allen
P. Westcott, Consultant in Civil and Criminal Cases
Involving Firearms and Ammunition, in Chicago,
Illinois. These early Ordnance Manuals have become
quite scarce and are seldom encountered in this
condition. This is a nice addition to display with your
Springfield Rifle Musket. (0207) $295
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