New Hampshire Model 1816 Arsenal Conversion of A. Waters Type 3 Musket

.69 caliber, 42 in. round barrel marked at breech with US/?M//P with small P below and NEW HAMPSHIRE, dated 1836 on barrel tang; the lockplate marked US / A WATERS before hammer and MILLBURY/1836 behind the hammer; walnut stock with iron mounts, the trigger guard marked S and the buttplate's tang marked US; an oval inspector's cartouche with indistinct letters is behind the side plate.

57-1/2 in. overall length

Private North Carolina Collection

Working action, but hammer somewhat tight; pleasing finish throughout; small wood chip before trigger guard and other minor marks throughout as expected.