Original U.S. War of 1812 Era Model 1795 Flintlock Musket made by Springfield Armory Circa 1805 - Unconverted Snider Rifle and fitting on the barrel

and fitting on the barrel jacket to be used in conjunction with the folding antiaircraft rear peep sight attached to the rear sight base

but there is no major wear or oxidation on the surface

The barrel is octagonal towards the breech

This is a 3 ½” shell made of cast iron with lead cup sabot and stacks of wedge shaped steel case-shot

This would probably be for the 16th Pioneer Engineers Regiment

Original U.S. War of 1812 Era Model 1795 Flintlock Musket made by Springfield Armory Circa 1805 - Unconverted Snider Rifle and fitting on the barrelOriginal 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