Pieces of History: Antique Rifles

IMGP0873I recently snapped some shots of two pieces of history. One of the pieces is a flintlock musket which was supposedly bought long ago from a Manobo hunter in Mindanao. It’s definitely old. Flintlocks were made primarily in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is probably Spanish in origin. But it also has what looks like a Union Jack marking so it could also be from the British, from their colonization of what is now Malaysia or even possibly from during their brief occupation of Manila. The other piece is a Remington 1903A3 Springfield bolt action rifle. It was the standard rifle of American troops from 1903 up to 1936. But was still in use for the sniper role during World War II, the Korean War, and even until the very early stages of the Vietnam War.