US Model of 1842 Musket (A Photo Study in Several Parts)

[jmoore]

Part the First: Overall views and External Details:


At least two things that are important about this weapon: Last US military musket (smoothbore) produced, and the first US military percussion weapon adopted for general issue. Also, see Photo #4d for another "last".

For more historical discussion reference this thread (Click on the underlined links to go there directly):

U.S. Model 1842 Musket- used by both the North and South during the Civil War.

And a Range Report on the very musket shown below:

New and Old: Knight's SR15-E3 IWS and U.S. Model of 1842


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