Original U.S. Revolutionary War Composite Flintlock Musket Made With French and British Components - Circa 1776 Vintage Signs There are some faded markings

There are some faded markings on the underside of the liner

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

unlike the Enlisted hewer

Carl Lütters founded this company in 1840

Original U.S. Revolutionary War Composite Flintlock Musket Made With French and British Components - Circa 1776 Vintage Signs There are some faded markingsOriginal 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