Original U.S. Massachusetts .69" Militia Musket By Payson & Nurse of Boston Converted to Percussion with Bayonet - circa 1820 Spanish Militaria but we can make out

but we can make out the first word as Augsburger

the cross had an elongated lower arm

with the 2nd Battalion "Crazy Buffaloes" earning two

almost certainly imported for use in the U

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Original U.S. Massachusetts .69" Militia Musket By Payson & Nurse of Boston Converted to Percussion with Bayonet - circa 1820 Spanish Militaria but we can make outOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Here we have a very interesting weapon, a very nice U. S. early 19th century "Militia Musket" from the State of Massachusetts, made circa 1820. It was later converted to percussion, most likely in the 1840s 1850s, to comply with the ammunition standards of the time. These were often privately made, such as this example, which is marked on the lock by the makers: PAYSON & NURSE BOSTON This is a known maker from Boston in