Model 1822 Musket

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The 1816 musket differed from earlier types mainly in the buttstock, with a low comb that flowed smoothly into the wrist. This musket featured a detachable brass pan, and was also distinguished by a frizzen with a forward angled tip. The front sight was a simple brass blade brazed onto the upper barrel band; there was no rear sight. Small changes were made in 1822 to some of the furniture pieces, but the overall configuration remained the same. 600,000 muskets of this type were produced by both the Springfield Armory and Harper’s Ferry, and various contractors, until superseded by the Springfield Model 1840 Flintlock Musket. It was chambered in .69 caliber. A Bayonet lug is mounted on top. It sports a 42in. long barrel, and is very similar to the Model 1816 Musket. In the 1840s to 1850s, some were converted to percussion cap.