Original U.S. War of 1812 R. & C. Leonard Contract Model 1808 Percussion Converted Musket - dated 1812 & 1814 Lewis Gun when mentioned for war merit

when mentioned for war merit

Fitting will be required due to variations and wear

complete with a belt hanger

so it was almost certainly made in 1875

- Emergency chute handle

Original U.S. War of 1812 R. & C. Leonard Contract Model 1808 Percussion Converted Musket - dated 1812 & 1814 Lewis Gun when mentioned for war meritOriginal Item: Only One Available. A Unique piece of War of 1812 and Civil War history! Manufactured by Rudolph and Charles Leonard of Canton, Massachusetts between 1808 and 1814, this is one of the approximately 4,208 muskets delivered on contract during the War of 1812. During the 1850s and up to the beginning of the Civil War, thousands of obsolete arms were updated by removing the flintlock ignition system and refitting with a percussion ignition