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POTD: Prussian Potsdam Model 1809 - Flintlock Converted to Percussion
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POTD: Prussian Potsdam Model 1809 - Flintlock Converted to Percussion
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! Here we have a Prussian Potsdam Model 1809 percussion conversion rifle-musket with buttplate tang and barrel dated 1832. The base gun started life as a flintlock. The 1832 date tells you when Prussia decided to modernize it, pulling the flintlock hardware and fitting percussion ignition instead. Practical move. Percussion caps were more reliable in wet weather and the conversion preserved a serviceable barrel…
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