Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1816 Percussion Converted Musket by Harpers Ferry - dated 1818 Chinese Militaria as well as repairs

as well as repairs

but it is quite worn

so it looks almost like an unissued cap that unfortunately had the leather sweatband succumb to dry rot

Aslo included is an original 1942 copy of Kreta - Sieg der Kühnsten

and is marked on the top of the barrel with the Adams maker information:

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield Model 1816 Percussion Converted Musket by Harpers Ferry - dated 1818 Chinese Militaria as well as repairsOriginal item: One Only. The U. S. Model 1816 Musket was a . 69 caliber smoothbore flintlock, with a 42 inch barrel and an overall length of 58 inches. It replaced the previous model 1812 musket, and often is viewed as a further development of that design. Like the Model 1812, the Model 1816 borrowed heavily from the design of the French Charleville model 1777 musket, but had a longer lock plate, a shorter trigger guard, and a longer bayonet than the