Original War of 1812 Rare U.S. Model 1808 Contract Flintlock Musket by Steven Jenks & Sons with 27th Regiment Marking - Dated 1813 Sharps Rifle BOYT(Date faded)

BOYT(Date faded)

as that is the abbreviation for the "Vickers Armstrong Company"

It is dated Christmas 1944

the EMP was produced chambered in the 9mm Largo cartridge

His invention of a fulminate-primed firing mechanism deprived the birds of their early warning system

Original War of 1812 Rare U.S. Model 1808 Contract Flintlock Musket by Steven Jenks & Sons with 27th Regiment Marking - Dated 1813 Sharps Rifle BOYT(Date faded)Original item: One of a Kind. Now this is something we do not see every day! This is a very early American Model 1808 Flintlock Musket, made very much in the style of the Model 1795 patterned not long after the end of the U. S. Revolution. At the time the Arsenal and Armory at Springfield was still relatively small, so due to this there were often contracts issued for this and later muskets. In 1808, the U. S. Government issued contracts to numerous