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Some folks were curious about the background of the US M1835/40 musket. Here is a little info:
From the collection at Springfield Armory:
http://www.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCG...BASE=24877953,
...and another...
http://www.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCG...BASE=24877953,
...and from good ole Wikipedia (no relation ;) )...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springf...intlock_Musket
The Springfield Collections page ( http://www.rediscov.com/spring/page.htm ) has a lot of fantastic information, as well as photographs of the extensive collection at the NHS museum. I recommend taking some time to surf the site!
Thanks for your interest!
From the collection at Springfield Armory:
http://www.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCG...BASE=24877953,
...and another...
http://www.rediscov.com/spring/VFPCG...BASE=24877953,
...and from good ole Wikipedia (no relation ;) )...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springf...intlock_Musket
The Springfield Collections page ( http://www.rediscov.com/spring/page.htm ) has a lot of fantastic information, as well as photographs of the extensive collection at the NHS museum. I recommend taking some time to surf the site!
Thanks for your interest!