Model 1795 Musket

Springfield Model 1795
Type	Musket
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1795–1865
Used by	United States Confederate States
Wars	American Indian Wars War of 1812 Mexican–American War American Civil War
Production history
Designer	Eli Whitney
Designed	1795
Manufacturer	Springfield Armory Harpers Ferry Armory Various private contractors
Produced	1795–1818
No. built	c. 150,000
Specifications
Mass	10 lb (4.5 kg)
Length	60.0 in (1,520 mm)
Barrel length	42.0 in (1,070 mm) to 45.0 in (1,140 mm)
Cartridge	Paper cartridge, buck and ball/musket ball (.65/16.510 mm) undersized to reduce the effects of powder fouling
Caliber	.69 in (17.526 mm)
Action	Flintlock/percussion lock (conversion)
Rate of fire	User dependent; usually 2 to 3 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	1,000 ft/s (300 m/s) to 1,200 ft/s (370 m/s)
Effective firing range	100 to 200 yards, in reality 50 to 75 yards
Maximum firing range	300 yards (275 m)[1]
Feed system	Muzzle-loaded
Sights	A front sight cast into the upper barrel band

The Springfield Model 1795 was a .69 caliber flintlock musket manufactured in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the United States.

The Model 1795 was the first musket to be produced in the United States by Eli Whitney at both the Springfield and Harpers Ferry U.S. armories. It was based heavily on the Charleville Model 1763/66 which had been imported in large numbers from the French during the American Revolution and which at the time comprised the largest number of muskets in U.S. arsenals at about 20,000 muskets. The Model 1795 was used in the War of 1812, after which shortcomings in both the design and manufacturing process of the Model 1795 led to the development of the Springfield Model 1812 at Springfield only, and eventually the Springfield Model 1816 at both armories.