C.I.B. Rifle

What type of rifle is on the Army's Combat infintry badge and dose any one make a copy of one?

 

I posted this in the wrong forum, would one of the mod's pleas move this to Rifle country for me because I can't figure out how, thank's.

 

Pretty tough to see as well as it appears to be a stylized picture of a flintlock.



Based on some very sketchy design elements, I'm going to guess it is the US Musket Model 1816. Here's what I picked out

• Flintlock (see both the hammer and frizzen?)
• Split front barrel band
• Extended tang
• 3 barrel bands

Perdersoli makes these



http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=3464&osCsid=dced

Then again, it's hard to tell from the picture...it could be a Charleville musket for all I know...but neither the comb nor the ramrod matches.

 

hey i got one of those on my uniform, you would think that i would know what kinda rifle that is but i sure don't.

Hey lebben-b might know what kind it is, maybe he will chime in.

 

According to this link: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/cib.htm
it's the same rifle as those on the Infantry branch insignia, a 1795 Springfield Arsenal musket.

 

Confirmed

 

thank's

 

Cool! Glad to see I'm not the only one who likes to waste time looking up arcane things.

 

GC70's post has a link direct to info on the CIB. If you're looking for other Army awards and insignia, a good place to start is the Army Institute of Heraldry at www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil. Their website has a pretty nifty search engine.

 

That is one medal that I esteem well above others. I thank you both.