Original U.S. War of 1812 Model 1795 Percussion Converted Musket by R. & C. Leonard - dated 1811 German Uniforms - Standard issue OD wool

- Standard issue OD wool shirt

though there is a sizable dent or chunk missing

posed new and greater challenges for the GO-DEVIL Brigade

This example has some parts parkerized

Mildred Mosey was most likely a Nurse or administrative staff member for an Marine Corps officer

Original U.S. War of 1812 Model 1795 Percussion Converted Musket by R. & C. Leonard - dated 1811 German Uniforms - Standard issue OD woolOriginal 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. Several