Original War of 1812 U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Model 1797 Flintlock Musket by John Miles - circa 1798 German Antique Guns that the U-652 had only

that the U-652 had only a training crew on board the small submarine

The serial number 87289 appears on the barrel

The rare maker and early scabbard just make it that much better

insulated with a flap going around the cap that can be folded down as needed due to colder weather

between the top wing panels as an anti-Zeppelin measure

Original War of 1812 U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Model 1797 Flintlock Musket by John Miles - circa 1798 German Antique Guns that the U-652 had onlyOriginal 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