Original U.S. Harpers Ferry M.1840/42 Converted Percussion Musket with Socket Bayonet - Dated 1840 U.S. Documents & Books and caused unprecedented destruction

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Original U.S. Harpers Ferry M.1840/42 Converted Percussion Musket with Socket Bayonet - Dated 1840 U.S. Documents & Books and caused unprecedented destructionOriginal item: One Only. The US Model 1840 42 Musket was a . 69 caliber musket manufactured and used in the United States during the 19th Century. It is a continuation of the Model 1816 line of muskets but is generally referred to as its own model number rather than just a variant of the Model 1816. All of these muskets were 58 inches long, with a barrel around 42 inches in length. The Model 1842 was the last U. S. smoothbore musket produced. Many