Original U.S. War of 1812 Era Model 1795 Flintlock Musket made by Springfield Armory Circa 1805 - Unconverted Original Machine Guns when he sold the flag

when he sold the flag to a local historian

instead of oil cloth

The engraving on top of the barrel is still mostly clear:

The Defensive grenade was made of smooth cast iron but has had internally segmented fragmentation matrix

This is a brutal

Original U.S. War of 1812 Era Model 1795 Flintlock Musket made by Springfield Armory Circa 1805 - Unconverted Original Machine Guns when he sold the flagOriginal 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