Object Details
- Description
- Physical Description
- American-made composite musket, .75 caliber. This gun is assembled with a barrel bearing London proofmarks, a lock bearing French marks, and the trigger and stock of an American manufacturer.
- General History
- During the Revolutionary War, many gunmakers were forced to cannibalize parts from guns manufactured in various foreign countries. These guns, referred to as composites, contained disparate parts and are therefore difficult to date with any degree of accuracy.
- ID Number
- AF.66665M
- catalog number
- 66665M
- accession number
- 235042
- Object Name
- musket
- Other Terms
- musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .70 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
- Measurements
- overall: 8 in x 58 in x 2 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 147.32 cm x 6.35 cm
- place made
- United Kingdom
- Associated Place
- United States
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Firearms
- related event
- American Revolution
- Revolution and the New Nation
- Record ID
- nmah_415780
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-5c18-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
