Musket
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Object Detail
A smooth bore .75 calibre percussion musket with a cut down 30 inch barrel. It has a brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap and three ram rod pipes. There is a large crown on the lock plate.
Media/Materials
Subject Category
Credit Line
This
percussion
musket
has
been
converted
from
a
flintlock,
probably
in
the
1840s.
When
it
was
converted
the
barrel
was
also
cut
down.
It
was
donated
to
the
Museum
in
1921.
Accession No
A76.913
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