Original U.S. Percussion Musket with British Lock by Ashmore and Springfield Barrel dated 1824 Field Gear The mounts are

The mounts are

and it had to be flown from a pole positioned near the barracks entrance

it exposed the barrel chamber and permitted the insertion of a cartridge

It utilized an upward moving lever directly behind the barrel to open a chute that a fresh paper cartridge could be introduced into the chamber

neck guard apron is batch number stamped

Original U.S. Percussion Musket with British Lock by Ashmore and Springfield Barrel dated 1824 Field Gear The mounts areOriginal Item: Only One Available. This just came out of the attic after a hundred years of storage, together with a couple of hundred other guns. It is a full stocked Trade Musket, made using a trade lock by R. ASHMORE of ENGLAND, as marked on the lock plate over WARRANTED. The stock is very nice, with a great color, all brass mounted with an engraved escutcheon on the wrist. This is surrounded by a bit of wire inlay. The barrel is 40 inches long,