Folks,
Meet Alexander Zang, Co. H, 39th NYSV. He's wearing a private purchase sack coat, 1855 Rifleman's Belt, and a sword bayonet. It's interesting to note he's wearing his cap pouch on the left rather than the right.
I'm having a tough time identifying what firearm he is carrying. The nose cap looks like an 1842 Springfield, but the weapon is too short. The Mississippi Rifle had a similar nose cap, but the rifle sling was much closer to the nose cap than the one in the picture. Did the 1855 Springfield come in a carbine? Even if it did, the nosecap incorrect. As for foreign imports, the front of the stock is too long to be a Garibaldi musket.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Rob Carter
Meet Alexander Zang, Co. H, 39th NYSV. He's wearing a private purchase sack coat, 1855 Rifleman's Belt, and a sword bayonet. It's interesting to note he's wearing his cap pouch on the left rather than the right.
I'm having a tough time identifying what firearm he is carrying. The nose cap looks like an 1842 Springfield, but the weapon is too short. The Mississippi Rifle had a similar nose cap, but the rifle sling was much closer to the nose cap than the one in the picture. Did the 1855 Springfield come in a carbine? Even if it did, the nosecap incorrect. As for foreign imports, the front of the stock is too long to be a Garibaldi musket.
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Rob Carter
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