large and black musket models were in use by the Danish-Norwegian military forced throughout most of the 1700's
There is a slot cut into the tube at the on the upper surface allowing the Cartridge "pins" to protrude
about 11 inches shorter than the usual 44 inches
which has also caused a crack in the scabbard
indicating manufacture at the Government Arsenal at Saint-Étienne
Original Japanese WWII Guadalcanal Captured USGI Signed Silk "Meatball" Flag - 132nd Infantry Regiment Original Machine Guns large and black musket modelsOriginal Item: One of a kind. The 132nd Infantry Regiment was inducted into federal service on March 5, 1941, at Chicago, Illinois, as part of the 33rd Infantry Division, and participated in divisional maneuvers at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. It was relieved from the 33rd Division on January 14, 1942, and assigned to Task Force 6814, an assemblage of units gathered for immediate transfer to Australia to defend against threatened Japanese invasion. On the