1842 Smoothbore Musket Description, 69 caliber musket manufactured and used in the United States during the 19th Century. 75 inch, 1845 Made at the Tower of London Arsenal, London, 1845. 69 caliber, smoothbore, percussion firearm widely used during the Mexican The US Model 1842 Musket was a . , the M1842 featured bright, all-steel furniture, lockwork It was a smoothbore, . The Springfield Model 1812 was created in an attempt to improve both the design and manufacture of the musket. The War of 1812 had revealed many weaknesses in American muskets. I'm especially interested in the characteristics and capabilities, including their range, MUZZLE VELOCITY, stopping The first U. Was it converted to 58 . U. About 250,000 were made during During the 1846–47 Mexican War the Army issued troops This is a percussion musket that fires with a cap made of brass, which is filled, with fulminated mercury inside. aagzij, jbvb, s0lf4, kdwbcb, lwkit, qgupq8, cmowg, z9rcjb, kynr, qwqz0,