Original U.S. War of 1812 Springfield Model 1795 Flintlock Musket by Springfield Armory - Dated 1811 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns and the tang of the

and the tang of the blade is signed (Mei) with the characters 濃 州 住 塚 原 兼 次 謹 作 - NOSHU JU TSUKAHARA KANETSUGU KIN SAKU

but they are mostly numbers on the basket and hilt

with a very early all leather Russian type sling attached

The condition is very good overall

This is a tremendous WWII 8th Air Force trench art piece made from what appears to be a faux-made aerial bomb which has been painted for the 8th Air Force

Original U.S. War of 1812 Springfield Model 1795 Flintlock Musket by Springfield Armory - Dated 1811 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns and the tang of theOriginal 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