Original U.S. Springfield Model 1795 Flintlock Musket marked U.S. - circa 1800 German Militaria This model is marked on

This model is marked on the lock plate with:

it extends

There is clear grain in the blade body (hada)

with intact rifling grooves

In at least one or two cases

Original U.S. Springfield Model 1795 Flintlock Musket marked U.S. - circa 1800 German Militaria This model is marked onOriginal item: One of a Kind. The Model 1795 was the first musket to be produced in the United States by 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 was used in the War of 1812, after which shortcomings in both the