Original U.S. Revolutionary War Composite Flintlock Musket Made With French and British Components - Circa 1776 Vintage Signs and a farmer holding a

and a farmer holding a sheaf of wheat that morphs into Uncle Sam’s beard

There are some faded markings on the underside of the liner

- Embroidered Insignia: The right collar is a set of black embroidered Captains bars and the left collar is the insignia for the 7th Squadron 17th Cavalry

unlike the Enlisted hewer

The left grip scale also still has a crisp script RPB cartouche of inspector Captain R

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Composite Flintlock Musket Made With French and British Components - Circa 1776 Vintage Signs and a farmer holding aOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Purchased recently from a private collector, this is a very impressive U. S. Revolutionary War "Composite" Musket, made using parts on hand to help arm the often undersupplied Continental Army. At the time there were arms in North America from a variety of sources, many acquired long before the Revolution began. In particular, many weapons were acquired during the French and Indian War, which were then kept on hand. As