Musket
- Object Name:
- Musket
- Object ID:
- 1975.592
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1800-1825
- Description:
- Muzzle-loading, percussion cap musket with round barrel. Barrel length: 29.25", .69 caliber. Fixed front gunsight. All-iron construction with blued finish. Two ramrod pipes: forward pipe is 1" long, rear pipe is 7" long. Butt of gun shaped like a hollow iron triangle, with an inward curved end piece. MARKINGS: wrist of gun "Boston", "--O-VELL" incised.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- L-44.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in Collection
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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