Musket

Production date
1842
 Description
A muzzle loading .75 calibre percussion musket. It has a brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap and three ramrod pipes. " TOWER " is marked on the nameplate along with a crown over "VR". There are proof marks on the barrel. " R. S " has been roughly carved on the stock. There are no swing swivels and the ramrod is missing.
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Object detail

Production date
1842
Classification
Armament T&E - Firearm/Armament T&E/T&E For Science & Technology
Credit line
This musket is an example of a cut down flintlock conversion of the early 1840s. It is likely to have been cut down and converted to a percussion weapon before it was shipped out to New Zealand. It is likely it arrived here in the 1840s with the British Imperial Regiments as this is the sort of firearm they were carrying at the time.
Accession number
A76.904
Collection type
Small Arms
Firearms
Armaments
Militaria
Social History
Material
Metal
Wood

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