Original U.S. Springfield Model 1816 Contract Flintlock Musket by Lemuel Pomeroy Dated 1820 with New York State Marking - Unconverted Royal Air Force This example is in excellent

This example is in excellent condition

Overall Length: 45 Inches

so it may have been sitting upside down for some time

but over time this has dried out and worn away

green for the Light company and white for the Grenadier company

Original U.S. Springfield Model 1816 Contract Flintlock Musket by Lemuel Pomeroy Dated 1820 with New York State Marking - Unconverted Royal Air Force This example is in excellentOriginal 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