Original U.S. New England Militia Flintlock Musket with 49" Barrel and British Trade Lock c. 1790 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock This could be a rifle

This could be a rifle that Paul Mauser himself worked on

Army's first transition to a visor cap after leaving the traditional kepi design

Berry who served in the 30th Air Division during before his retirement in the late 1960s

The "bnz" code indicates that Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG

Sounds horribly familiar doesn't it

Original U.S. New England Militia Flintlock Musket with 49" Barrel and British Trade Lock c. 1790 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock This could be a rifleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a truly excellent example of a very rare U. S. New England Militia Musket, which was the result of the U. S. Congress "MILITIA ACT" of May 8th 1792. This act required that each State was required to raise a Militia of every able bodied man aged 18 to 45 to defend its own territory when called upon. It required each man to arm himself with a musket of various specifications, including a bayonet to be available