Original U.S. Springfield Model 1840 Flintlock Musket by Springfield Armory - Unconverted - dated 1843 Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts Aviation Women's Reserve Squadrons were

Aviation Women's Reserve Squadrons were formed: Number 1 at Mojave

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The blade is fullered and was originally blued

The Steel construction indicates construction around 1940

Original U.S. Springfield Model 1840 Flintlock Musket by Springfield Armory - Unconverted - dated 1843 Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts Aviation Women's Reserve Squadrons wereOriginal 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