Original Rare War of 1812 U.S. Model 1808 Contract Flintlock Musket by Ethan Stillman of Burlington, CT - Dated 1812 Brown Bess Muskets MANUFACTURE D

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Original Rare War of 1812 U.S. Model 1808 Contract Flintlock Musket by Ethan Stillman of Burlington, CT - Dated 1812 Brown Bess Muskets MANUFACTURE DOriginal item: One of a Kind. Now this is something we do not see every day! This is a very early American Flintlock Musket, made very much in the style of the Model 1795 patterned not long after the end of the U. S. Revolution. At the time the Arsenal and Armory at Springfield was still relatively small, so due to this there were often contracts issued for this and later muskets. Gunmaker Ethan Stillman of Burlington, Connecticut received a contract