Original U.S. Springfield Model 1812 Type II Flintlock Musket by Springfield Armory with Stud Barrel Band Retainers - dated 1815 Military Maps - WWII White Owl cigar

- WWII White Owl cigar box to hold all the keepsakes

this is not just an ordinary canteen but a canvas for a very skilled (and bored) engraver (soldier) who had lots of down time in the trenches during the Great War

and a few minor pressure dents and handling marks

quite early in production

but also areas of peppering and past pitting

Original U.S. Springfield Model 1812 Type II Flintlock Musket by Springfield Armory with Stud Barrel Band Retainers - dated 1815 Military Maps - WWII White Owl cigarOriginal 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 they also contracted out various orders to gun manufacturers of the time. This example however was made at the United States Armory and Arsenal at Springfield