Original U.S. Revolutionary War Composite Flintlock Musket Made With French and British Components - Circa 1776 Caps & Hats so this most likely saw

so this most likely saw service over a long period of time with the band

Seacoast mortars could penetrate the decks of wooden ships and even threaten the deck plating of ironclad vessels

- Fantastic NCO "crush cap"

They were produced in anticipation of the need to arm the Japanese civil population to repel the expected American invasion of the Japanese Home Islands

He was our radio operator - a d*mn good one

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Composite Flintlock Musket Made With French and British Components - Circa 1776 Caps & Hats so this most likely sawOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Purchased recently from a private collector, this is a very impressive U. S. Revolutionary War "Composite" Musket, made using parts on hand to help arm the often undersupplied Continental Army. At the time there were arms in North America from a variety of sources, many acquired long before the Revolution began. In particular, many weapons were acquired during the French and Indian War, which were then kept on hand. As