Original U.S. War of 1812 Era Model 1795 Flintlock Musket made by Springfield Armory Circa 1805 - Unconverted Original Machine Guns instead of oil cloth

instead of oil cloth

when he sold the flag to a local historian

The right side looks to have seen more wear than the left

This is the later war type of grenade without a bottom plug

in the standard three groove pattern used with many P-1853 Enfield rifled muskets

Original U.S. War of 1812 Era Model 1795 Flintlock Musket made by Springfield Armory Circa 1805 - Unconverted Original Machine Guns instead of oil clothOriginal item: One of a Kind. The Model 1795 was the first musket to be produced in the United States by Springfield and Harper's Ferry Arsenals, as well as contractor Eli Whitney. It was based heavily on the Charleville musket, Model 1763 66, which had been imported in large numbers from the French during the American Revolution, and which at the time comprised the largest number of muskets in U. S. arsenals at about 20,000 muskets. The Model 1795