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    Charleville Musket Identification Help Please!

    Robert--A friend of mine sent three sheets, one each for the M1728, M1746, and M1754. I'm passing them on without comment.
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    Charleville Musket Identification Help Please!

    Robert--What you have is a French 1754 Infantry Musket. It does not need to be restored leave it as is. It is a very historical weapon Crown over "C E" is for the French Arsenal at Charleville. It has been reconverted, but so what. The front band of the M1728 was much smaller. The "US" on the...
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    Rifle Identification

    Tim--I completely missed the fact that you are in Australia! Yea, I would say the chances are very good the British military brought the weapon to Australia. It's like the Brown Bess, sometimes it seems as though there are more of them in American collections than in English collections.
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    Rifle Identification

    It is a British Enfield Musketoon. The "VR" under the crown and crown over a "broad arrow" at the front of the lock indicate that this weapon was made for the British Government and not for export. In other words, it probably was not here during the Civil War.
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    Daniel Boone's (Fess Parker) Rifle??

    I forgot to post this photo of Fess Parker signing the rifle for th e fellow that won it in the auction.
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    Daniel Boone's (Fess Parker) Rifle??

    Here is a full length view of the rifle Fess Parker used in the Davy Crockett movie.
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    1816 Springfield Question

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    1816 Springfield Question

    In the 18th and 19th Centuries, when the troops performed what was called the "Exercise of the Musket", they would hit the buttplate hard on the ground when performing, what I learned in 1968, as "order arms". I'm sure that was the cause of a lot of breakage of the stock at the wrist.
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    1816 Springfield Question

    That machine was developed by Thomas Blanchard in 1821-1822. It is a Tracer Lathe. Blanchard also developed other machines for Springfield using tracer technology such as vertical milling machines to mill the stock for the triggerguard, buttplate, and inletting for the lock. Blanchard worked for...
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    1816 Springfield Question

    During the development stage of the M1816 at Springfield and Harpers Ferry Roswell Lee, Superintendent at Springfield, wrote a letter,dated Aug.6 1816,to John Stubblefield Superintendent at Harpers Ferry concerning the design of three prototypes made at Springfield and sent to Harpers Ferry...
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    1816 Springfield Question

    Nick--The buttstock comb of the Model 1816 Springfield was not eliminated, but in fact extended forward to intersect with the wrist. This was done because the Ordnance Dept felt that this area of the stock was weak and prone to breakage. For a lengthy discussion of the Model 1816 Springfield see...
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    Springfield Armory Infantry Muskets 1795-1844

    New book published by Mowbray Publishing 550 full color photos, 158 pages available from the publisher or on Amazon
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