Object Details
- Description
- Physical Description
- German musket, .77 caliber.
- General History
- King George III used German soldiers to bolster his ranks. Many of these mercenaries came from Hesse-Cassel and were called "Hessians." Their arms were stout German muskets that bore a similarity to the British Brown Bess.
- c. 1775
- ca 1775
- ID Number
- AF.NM207
- catalog number
- NM207
- accession number
- 319944
- Object Name
- musket
- Other Terms
- musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .78 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
- Measurements
- overall: 8 in x 58 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 148.59 cm x 6.35 cm
- place made
- Germany
- made at
- Germany
- used
- 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
- Revolution and the New Nation
- Record ID
- nmah_417761
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-25ea-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
