Original U.S. Model 1812 Flintlock Musket by Eli Whitney with N. HAVEN Marking c. 1812 - 1816 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly 183A - Embraceable You by

183A - Embraceable You by Capt Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra (Record is chipped)

The "4" looks to be part of a date

"doughboys" and Marines were issued the French Chauchat

The blade is also engraved and nickel plated

Original U.S. Model 1812 Flintlock Musket by Eli Whitney with N. HAVEN Marking c. 1812 - 1816 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly 183A - Embraceable You byOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1812 Musket was a . 69 caliber, flintlock musket designed and manufactured by the Springfield Armory. In the years after the War of 1812, due to deficiencies perceived in the model 1795, the U. S. wanted them quickly replaced, and so also contracted out various orders to gun manufacturers of the time. On July 18th 1812 ELI WHITNEY received a U. S. Government Order for 15,000 Flintlock Muskets,