Original U.S. First Year Production Springfield Model 1816 Flintlock Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Unconverted - Dated 1816 U.S. Navy The D-30 was designed by

The D-30 was designed by the well established design bureau at Artillery Plant No 9 in Sverdlovsk (now Ekaterinburg)

Our example has the serial number 27336 on the trigger guard under the grip

and has a single securing screw on the back of the scabbbard

or Ordine Supremo della Santissima Annunziata

so it makes complete sense

Original U.S. First Year Production Springfield Model 1816 Flintlock Musket by Springfield Arsenal - Unconverted - Dated 1816 U.S. Navy The D-30 was designed byOriginal item: One Only. The U. S. Model 1816 Musket was a . 69 caliber smoothbore flintlock, with a 42 inch barrel and an overall length of 58 inches. It replaced the previous model 1812 musket, and often is viewed as a further development of that design. Like the Model 1812, the Model 1816 borrowed heavily from the design of the French Charleville model 1777 musket, but had a longer lock plate, a shorter trigger guard, and a longer bayonet than the