This is a Type III Flintlock Musket with a brass blade front sight on the barrel band, a bayonet lug near the muzzle, "US" and "P/Eagle head/V" at the breech, the lock plate dated "1810" and marked with a script "US" over the federal eagle and shield motif above "SPRINGFIELD" in an upward curve, "1810" dated buttplate, sling swivels holding a leather sling, U.S. inspection markings stamped behind the trigger guard tang and "GDM" (George D. Moller) collection initials marked at the stock toe. The Model 1795 is significant as the first official musket of the U.S. military and was widely used in the War of 1812. Provenance: The George Moller Collection