Musket
- Object Name:
- Musket
- Object ID:
- 1962.018.02
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- circa 1800
- Description:
- Smoothbore, muzzle-loading flintlock with round barrel; typical of post-Revolution American firearms modelled after 1768 French infantry musket. Similar features are expressed in this weapon: .68 caliber, 42.1" barrel; gun is fully stocked; bayonet mounting stud is located 1.25" from muzzle on top; 3 bands hold barrel to stock (forward one only has a retaining spring); gunsight is found on rear strap of forward band. All furniture is iron (appears as though furniture has been recently (7/25/1975) blued): Barrel, 3 bands, lockplate, trigger guard, flat butt plate with 2.25" tank. No side plate. One sling swivel (on center band) is missing. Original ramrod is missing; replaced by more recent one.
Markings: "US" stamped on butt tang; proof marks on breech end of barrel: "26-P-?-V"; unmarked lock plate; 18?5" stamped on barrel tang. - Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- L-57 inches
- Provenance:
- Given in memory of Col. Alcott Farrar Elwell. Probably an American postwar (c.1795) weapon following a trend in which 1768 French pieces were used as templates. Many common features between the two.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Helen Chaffee Elwell, in memory of Alcott Farrar Elwell
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