Original U.S. Springfield Model 1816 Percussion Converted Musket with Brass "Sea Fencibles" Butt Plate - dated 1817 German Field Equipment The War Trophy of some

The War Trophy of some returning G

The brass alloy hilt still has a good degree of the original gilded finish

Information on this knife was obtained from pages 235 and 236 of the book KNIVES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY WORLD WAR II by Michael W

with an aluminum throat

Original U.S. Springfield Model 1816 Percussion Converted Musket with Brass "Sea Fencibles" Butt Plate - dated 1817 German Field Equipment The War Trophy of someOriginal 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