Original U.S. War of 1812 Springfield Model 1795 Percussion Converted Musket Marked to Philadelphia City Guard - dated 1802 German Mauser 98k K98 A Century of Lee-Metford and

A Century of Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield Rifles and Carbines

Army"—was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa from March 14

Rare "Widows" Hindenberg Cross

The original leather blade buffer is still retained

Original U.S. War of 1812 Springfield Model 1795 Percussion Converted Musket Marked to Philadelphia City Guard - dated 1802 German Mauser 98k K98 A Century of Lee-Metford andOriginal 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