Musket, Flintlock
- Object Name:
- Musket, Flintlock
- Object ID:
- 1975.566
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- circa 1816
- Description:
- Muzzle-loading, smoothbore flintlock musket with round barrel. Gun is fully stocked. Barrel is fastened to stock by 3 bands and 3 retaining springs. Iron ramrod is intact. Front gunsight is located on rear strap of forward band. Bayonet mounting stud located at muzzle, underside. Triangular bayonet is intact (may or may not be original to the piece). All furniture is iron, all iron is browned: barrel; bands; lockplate; trigger guard; flat S-shaped sideplate; flat butt plate with 2.25" tang.
No observable markings. - Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- L-59.25 inches
- Provenance:
- U.S. regulation musket, first model, was copied shortly after the Revolution, from the French infantry musket model 1768. This gun closely resembles the early U.S. musket. See guns and files 1907.14.1; 1962.18.1; and 1975.545 for similarities.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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