Original U.S. Springfield Model 1808/1812 Flintlock Contract Musket by Nippes & Co. of Philadelphia with Bayonet - Unconverted Resin Guns and Grenades This example was constructed during

This example was constructed during the Victorian era

without a central white stripe for civil issue (the military issue had a stripe in the middle)

is probably the most famous of the guns known

stamp on pommel and J

By the beginning of 1915 a rudimentary steel skull-cap (calotte métallique

Original U.S. Springfield Model 1808/1812 Flintlock Contract Musket by Nippes & Co. of Philadelphia with Bayonet - Unconverted Resin Guns and Grenades This example was constructed duringOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1812 Musket was a . 69 caliber, flintlock musket designed and manufactured by the Springfield Armory. In the years after the War of 1812, due to deficiencies perceived in the model 1795, many improvements that Springfield Armory had been slowly introducing as far back as 1805 were officially incorporated into the new design. They had in 1808 previously placed orders with various contractors for