Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield M-1835 Harpers Ferry Cone in Barrel Percussion Converted Musket - dated 1835 British Lancer The 8th Infantry Regiment of
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Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield M 1835 Harpers Ferry Cone in Barrel Percussion Converted Musket dated 1835 British Lancer The 8th Infantry Regiment of The 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division claimed being the first surface borne Allied unit (as opposed to the parachutist formations that were air dropped earlier) to hit the beaches at Normandy on D Day the Regiment took 750 prisoners