Original U.S. War of 1812 Model 1795 Percussion Converted Musket by Springfield Armory with Hammer Insert - dated 1812 British Lancer 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment

3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment

depots in the Advance Section made up railroad trains which moved the supplies to division railheads

This is quite a scarce rifle to find in today's market

or 1839 Year

The cone itself is partly worn away as well

Original U.S. War of 1812 Model 1795 Percussion Converted Musket by Springfield Armory with Hammer Insert - dated 1812 British Lancer 3rd Battalion 6th Marine RegimentOriginal 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