U.S. Model 1816/1836 Type III Percussion Conversion Rifle-Musket – Harper’s Ferry – Civil War Era all characteristic of the early

all characteristic of the early sporting configurations

Army Signal Corps Frequency Meter BC-906-E

Original liner band and leather liner (worn)

Manufactured in 1942

U.S. Model 1816/1836 Type III Percussion Conversion Rifle-Musket – Harper’s Ferry – Civil War Era all characteristic of the earlyOffered here is an original U. S. Model 1816 1836 Type III percussion conversion musket, marked Harpers Ferry, representing an important transitional firearm from the flintlock era into the percussion system used during the Civil War. These muskets began life as flintlocks and were later arsenal converted to percussion ignition, with many also rifled for improved accuracy prior to or during the Civil War. This makes them highly collectible as true in