Musket
- Object Name:
- Musket
- Object ID:
- 1975.535
- Place of Origin:
- Harper's Ferry, WV
- Date:
- 1831
- Description:
- Muzzle-loading musket, with round, rifled barrel, known as Harper's Ferry rifle, with percussion cap lock (converted from flintlock). 42" barrel has a caliber of .68 with iron ramrod (intact). Stock extends to 3.1" from muzzle. All iron parts are browned. Barrel is fastened to stock by three iron bands and three keys. Iron furniture includes: barrel bands, barrel, ramrod, trigger guard, lockplate, flat curved sideplate, flat butt plate with 2.75" tang. Flash pan remnant is composed of brass.
Markings - "US" below a small eagle is incised forward of cock on lockplate; at rear of lockplate, "Harper's Ferry, 1831" is incised. Breech end of barrel: "VB" is incised. "CH" is crudely carved at rear of sideplate. - Material:
- Wood
Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- L-57.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in Collection
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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