Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1846 French Ordnance others are Japanese names

others are Japanese names

Compared to the LAKOS

so it may just be that is what the owner preferred

and they are still in use today

The second button at 10 o'clock actually is a "lap" timer

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1842 Percussion Musket by Springfield Armory - dated 1846 French Ordnance others are Japanese namesOriginal 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