Springfield Model 1795 Musket

About the Springfield Model 1795 Musket

The Springfield Model 1795 Musket was the first firearm manufactured at a United States national armory and the first standardized American military musket. A .69 caliber flintlock smoothbore based directly on the French Charleville Modèle 1763/1766 pattern, it was produced at the Springfield Armory in Massachusetts and the Harpers Ferry Armory, along with private contractors such as Eli Whitney. It armed American forces through the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War.

The Model 1795 was the first military musket built in the United States, copying the French Charleville the Continental Army had depended on; examples were carried on the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803-1806.

Springfield Model 1795 Musket specifications

Often produced jointly as the Springfield / Harpers Ferry Model 1795. Barrel length varied by contractor and year (42-45 in). Many examples were later converted to percussion.