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Model Musket
Musket
The Springfield Model was a caliber flintlock musket manufactured in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the United States.
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The Model was the first musket to be produced in the United States by Eli Whitney at both the Springfield and Harpers Ferry U.S. armories. It was based heavily on the Charleville Model /66 which had been imported in large numbers from the French during the American Revolution and which at the time comprised the largest number of muskets in U.S.
arsenals at about 20, muskets. The Model was used in the War of , after which shortcomings in both the design and manufacturing process of the Model led to the development of the Springfield Model at Springfield only, and eventually the Springfield Model at both armories.
Characteristics
The Model , a very elongated musket, retained many of the characteristics of the Charleville on which it was based. It had a 44 inches (&#;cm) long caliber barrel, a 56 inches (&#;cm) stock, and a