Rappahannock Forge musket

A Virginia soldier in the Continental Army most likely carried this musket, which was made at the Rappahannock Forge in Falmouth sometime between 1775 and 1778. Aside from the engraving of “Rapa. Forge” on the flintlock, the musket is also engraved with the first initial and last name of James Hunter, the owner of the forge. Joseph Perkins, the Pennsylvania gunsmith who made this weapon, had his initials carved on the musket’s lock plate.