Original War of 1812 U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Model 1797 Flintlock Musket by John Miles - circa 1801 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly You couldn’t make that up

You couldn’t make that up if you wanted too

Tiffany sold these swords to state or local militia units and federal officers for private purchase

though the butt stock does have some great "tiger flame" figuring in it

and were then stamped to match

and exactly the type one would expect to have seen an IJA Officer carrying on the island of Iwo Jima during the battle

Original War of 1812 U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Model 1797 Flintlock Musket by John Miles - circa 1801 Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly You couldn’t make that upOriginal 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. Pennsylvania acted in 1797 to procure 20,000