Original U.S. Civil War M1861 Mason Contract Rifled .58 Cal Percussion Musket - Dated 1863 U.S. Documents & Books The Field Pack's placement at

The Field Pack's placement at the rear of the pistol-belt led to it being referred to colloquially as the "butt pack

embroidered collar wings

We had three visor caps

the name or symbol of the company and the year of manufacture be stamped either on the bottom of the cup or on the top of the handle

it had three sets of three holes equally spaced on the shroud

Original U.S. Civil War M1861 Mason Contract Rifled .58 Cal Percussion Musket - Dated 1863 U.S. Documents & Books The Field Pack's placement atOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Model 1861 was the primary musket at the start of the Civil War. The musket was designed as a single shot, . 58 cal. rifled muzzle loader. It features an iron buttplate, "C" shaped hammer, bolster with clean out screw, two leaf sight, iron trigger guard, three flat barrel bands held in place with springs, sling swivels on middle band and trigger guard, ramrod with bulged shank and threaded end, and an iron nose