Original U.S. Springfield Model 1840 Flintlock Musket by Springfield Armory - Unconverted - dated 1843 African Militaria Excellent stingray Sa-Me Skin (grip)

Excellent stingray Sa-Me Skin (grip) with complete Ito (cloth binding)

The fuchi (collar) for the tsuka (handle) is iron

October–December 1943: A three-aircraft detachment of USAAF 23d Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy) was attached to VP-210 for ASW operations in the Caribbean

but this is most likely an assembly number

5 April 1944

Original U.S. Springfield Model 1840 Flintlock Musket by Springfield Armory - Unconverted - dated 1843 African Militaria Excellent stingray Sa-Me Skin (grip)Original item: One Only. The US Model 1840 Musket was a . 69 caliber musket manufactured and used in the United States during the 19th Century. It was a continuation of the Model 1816 line of muskets but is generally referred to by its own model number rather than just a variant of the Model 1816. All of these muskets were 58 inches long, with a barrel around 42 inches in length. The Model 1840 was mainly an incremental improvement over the earlier