With Federal authorities hard-pressed to supply arms, agents scoured Europe for just about anything that would shoot and European governments were happy to clear out older weapons from their arsenals to make room for new ones. Prussian muskets of .72 caliber and rifle muskets of .69 thus made their way into the hands of many early war volunteers, who nicknamed them “pumpkin-slingers” from the caliber and often spent off-duty hours in camp hammering copper pennies into the breech in an effort to lessen their recoil. This is a good example of an essential tool for a soldier, a corkscrew worm or wiper that fit on the end of the ramrod to clear out burnt powder and cartridge paper from the bore. The condition is good: brown with a some surface crust, but good threads and prongs, ready for use or display on the implement pouch of an infantry cartridge box.    [sr]

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