Original U.S. Model 1812 Flintlock Musket by Eli Whitney with N. HAVEN Marking c. 1812 - 1816 Russian Air Force "39" of course is for

"39" of course is for the date 1939

this is from the Greeneville Sun (Tennessee):

it's just a pity these never got off the drawing board

Overall a very interesting unique U

Normally this would be for an EM/NCO

Original U.S. Model 1812 Flintlock Musket by Eli Whitney with N. HAVEN Marking c. 1812 - 1816 Russian Air Force "39" of course is forOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1812 Musket was a . 69 caliber, flintlock musket designed and manufactured by the Springfield Armory. In the years after the War of 1812, due to deficiencies perceived in the model 1795, the U. S. wanted them quickly replaced, and so also contracted out various orders to gun manufacturers of the time. On July 18th 1812 ELI WHITNEY received a U. S. Government Order for 15,000 Flintlock Muskets,