Only an estimated 1,700 of these rifles were manufactured in Richmond around 1812-1821. Virginia was the only state in the early republic to establish their own armory for the state militia. The design of the Second Model flintlock rifle was influenced by the Harpers Ferry rifles of this period. They are among the earliest military rifles manufactured in the U.S. Some were later issued in their original flintlock form to Virginia volunteers at the start of the Civil War, while others were altered to percussion. This rifle has an earlier lock marked "RICHMOND/1810" at the tail and "VIRGINIA/Manufactory" (Virginia marking is no longer visible) at the center. It has the standard rifle sights and brass furniture including the correct Second Model patch box.