Original U.S. War of 1812 Harpers Ferry Charleville Type III Flintlock Musket Issued to Pennsylvania Militia - dated 1812 Category_Accessories 18 December 1944

18 December 1944

and that assisted with locating containers on the ground during night drops

The "Vin Fiz" is part of the Collection of the National Air and Space Museum

and the rest of the ironwork displaying a aged steel patina

It was moved to Marion from an existing business in Chicago following a stock purchase

Original U.S. War of 1812 Harpers Ferry Charleville Type III Flintlock Musket Issued to Pennsylvania Militia - dated 1812 Category_Accessories 18 December 1944Original 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