| 11. | Like the Model 1842 musket, the Model 1847 musketoon used barrel bands to attach the barrel to the stock.
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| 12. | It used a percussion lock, was similar in length, and had three barrel bands, like the Springfield and Enfield.
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| 13. | The shorter barrel was affixed using only two barrel bands, instead of the three used on the Model 1866.
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| 14. | A drift-adjusted blade front site was fitted, usually attached to the front barrel band in accordance with old Spanish practice.
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| 15. | The screwdriver blades were used to change the flint, remove the barrel bands, and otherwise disassemble the musket for cleaning.
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| 16. | The stock has a straight wrist and a handguard which stretches from the receiver ring to the lower barrel band.
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| 17. | The musketoon, being much shorter, only required two barrel bands, instead of the three required for the longer Model 1842 musket.
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| 18. | It also had a single barrel band at the center of the barrel, and four iron pipes which held a wooden ramrod.
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| 19. | A new barrel band was also designed to accommodate this new sight so that it could lie flat in the point blank position.
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| 20. | The barrel band design was not only easier to disassemble for cleaning, but was also sturdier, which was an important consideration in bayonet combat.
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