Seems as though the 1863 and 1864 Springfields are getting hard to come by lately, and when a dealer gets one in, it doesn't last long. I got lucky and found this one freshly posted on a dealer's site at a fair price. Average condition for one that's seen the final two years of the war, so no real collector value and the bore has seen better days. The barrel is off to Bobby Hoyt to work his magic on with a new steel liner with a 1:48 twist.