Original U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Model 1797 Flintlock Musket with Socket Bayonet - c. 1797 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly made at the IMPERIAL ARSENAL

made at the IMPERIAL ARSENAL at CHARLEVILLE

but the entire band escaped across the plains

and leave it as a wonderful research opportunity

Watch-hands are original

Original U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Model 1797 Flintlock Musket with Socket Bayonet - c. 1797 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly made at the IMPERIAL ARSENALOriginal item: One of a Kind. Now this is something we do not see every day! This is a very early American Flintlock Musket, produced for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The states were responsible for maintaining their own stocks of arms for their militias, so at the very end of the 18th Century, Pennsylvania started to have these rifles produced, often with parts supplied by the National Armories. Much like the Springfield Model of 1795, the PA