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Difference between revisions of "Springfield Model 1842"
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| − | [[Image:Springfield 1840.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Springfield Model 1840 - .69 | + | [[Image:Springfield 1840.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Springfield Model 1840 flintlock musket - .69 Smoothbore. The predecessor of Model 1842. Many of M1840s were converted to percussion lock.]] |
[[Image:Springfield1842musket.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Springfield Model 1842 - .69 Smoothbore]] | [[Image:Springfield1842musket.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Springfield Model 1842 - .69 Smoothbore]] | ||
| − | [[Image:1847 musketoon.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Springfield Model 1847 Sapper's Musketoon - .69 | + | [[Image:1847 musketoon.jpg|thumb|right|600px|Springfield Model 1847 Sapper's Musketoon - .69 Smoothbore]] |
| − | 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 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 last smoothbore muskets of US Army, replaced with [[Springfield 1861|Springfield M1855/1861]] .58 caliber rifled muskets. |
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==Film== | ==Film== | ||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date''' | ||
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| − | | ''[[Vigilante Force]]'' || || "Green Mountain Boys" || || 1976 | + | | ''[[Vigilante Force]]'' || || "Green Mountain Boys" || Supposedly M1842 || 1976 |
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| ''[[Gettysburg]]'' || || US and Confederate soldiers || M1842 || 1993 | | ''[[Gettysburg]]'' || || US and Confederate soldiers || M1842 || 1993 | ||
Revision as of 10:25, 24 April 2015
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 last smoothbore muskets of US Army, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigilante Force | "Green Mountain Boys" | Supposedly M1842 | 1976 | |
| Gettysburg | US and Confederate soldiers | M1842 | 1993 | |
| Ravenous | Jeremy Davies | Private Toffler | M1842 | 1999 |
| Ravenous | Guy Pearce | Captain Boyd | M1847 | 1999 |
| Anna and the King | Chow Yun-Fat | King Mongkut | M1847 | 1999 |
| Anna and the King | King Mongkut's soldiers | M1847 | 1999 | |
| Gangs of New York | Irish Conscript | M1842 | 2002 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sopranos | Seen on the wall of a bar; "College" (S01E05) | 1999 | ||
| 1864 | Danish and Prussian soldiers | M1842 | 2014 |