Original Model 1816 Waters Contract Musket - Dated 1833 - State of South Carolina Marked Feed Block Assembly The rod itself is steel

The rod itself is steel and is attached to a swiveling steel handle

the bomb bay was enlarged

An original named WW1 US Doughboy gas mask

He joined the Army in 1912 with 1st Regiment of Grenadiers but in after the invasion by Germany in 1914 transferred to the Motor Machine Gun Corp

The jacket is in wonderful condition with complete lining

Original Model 1816 Waters Contract Musket - Dated 1833 - State of South Carolina Marked Feed Block Assembly The rod itself is steelOriginal Item: Only One Available. Genuine US M1816 Asa Holman Waters (Millbury, MA) Contract of 21,560 muskets delivered to the Federal Government between 1817 1836. Lock plate shows Waters markings in front of the hammer: US A. WATERS And vertically behind the hammer: MILLBURY 1833 Cartouche of S. C. faintly visible on left side of stock by side plate, we believe this is a marking for SOUTH CAROLINA placed on the musket by the Confederate state