Original U.S. War of 1812 Model 1795 Percussion Converted Musket by Springfield Armory with Hammer Insert - dated 1807 Blunderbuss and is marked 1945 (BS)

and is marked 1945 (BS) 7 3/4

patriotic German police officer who appears to have transitioned to an airman

so in this case "Mori" was their family name

The "NORD" number represents the Navy contract number associated with the bayonet’s production

and look to originally have been painted black

Original U.S. War of 1812 Model 1795 Percussion Converted Musket by Springfield Armory with Hammer Insert - dated 1807 Blunderbuss and is marked 1945 (BS)Original 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