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Hawg · January 6, 2013, 01:21 AM

The first one is an 1842 Springfield rifled musket. The second one is an 1816 smoothbore that was converted from flint and then bastardized later on. The stock has been cut down and the ramrod thimbles were added and the ramrod hole in the stock was enlarged for the wooden ramrod. The original was a small steel rod.

January 6, 2013, 01:21 AM	#7
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	The first one is an 1842 Springfield rifled musket. The second one is an 1816 smoothbore that was converted from flint and then bastardized later on. The stock has been cut down and the ramrod thimbles were added and the ramrod hole in the stock was enlarged for the wooden ramrod. The original was a small steel rod.