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I was searching for the value of an 1810 enfield percussion musket, the only information I have found was for an 1853 enfield musket valued at $700 (today).
when the percussion design came to being many flintlock rifles by Springfield and other makers were converted to percussion also to use in the civil war...............
Need photos or more information! This is likely a M 1816 musket. My questions are is it still in it's original flintlock configuration or has it been converted to percussion(as most are) ? Also what is it's overall condition? Without this info it is impossible to give the gun a value.
The mechanics of igniting the primary charge
Markings, condition, wear. A hands on appraisal is the best way.
The musket of choice was the .69 Caliber, model 1766 Charleville flintlock musket which represented the State of the Art in military firearms. The US Model 1795 musket was a direct knock-off of the French weapon with production of about 150,000 weapons produced at Springfield and at Harpers Ferry.
I believe these used a musket cap- larger than standard percussion caps- shaped a bit like a top hat.
Mis firing, slow to load, won't fire when wet.
The rifled musket with the minie ball and percussion cap, the rifled cannon; breech loading, cartridge firing rifles and carbines like the Sharps, Spencer, and Henry; armored, steam powered gunboats; all made the battlefield more deadly.
The Charlville musket was in use from 1717 until 1840. It was .69 calibre and had a flintlock firing system.
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Standard US muskets were .69 caliber most often termed the Model 1822 smoothbore flintlock. It was however a period of transition and many units had percussion weapons termed the Model 1841 percussion musket. By contrast the Mexican Army had the .753 caliber British Brown Bess or Tower-type musket which had been purchased quite cheaply from England as used weapons and the majority were simply worn out.