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- Thomas French Model 1808 Flintlock Musket, 1810 - Thomas French received one of 18 Federal government contracts in 1808 to produce muskets. Renewed fear of war with England prompted Congress to contract for the manufacture of muskets beyond the capabilities of the Springfield and Harpers Ferry Armories. French's musket is a mixture of designs from those produced at the Harpers Ferry and Springfield Armories, combined with 18th-century European sources.
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Thomas French Model 1808 Flintlock Musket, 1810
Thomas French received one of 18 Federal government contracts in 1808 to produce muskets. Renewed fear of war with England prompted Congress to contract for the manufacture of muskets beyond the capabilities of the Springfield and Harpers Ferry Armories. French's musket is a mixture of designs from those produced at the Harpers Ferry and Springfield Armories, combined with 18th-century European sources.