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1957.125

ID Number: 1957.125
Category: T&E For Science & Technology
Sub-category: armament T&E - firearm
Item Name: musket
Maker: Lowndes
Date: 1813-1816
Materials: METAL, STEEL WOOD, UNKNOWN METAL, BRASS
Description: .01 musket; wood, brass; .65 calibre; flintlock; round barrel; fully stocked; barrel octagonal at breech end; 4 brass ramrod pipes and thimble; weld in barrel; stock has separate forepiece with joint marked by brass shim; shotgun type butt; brown; sporting designs engraved on tongue of butt plate, trigger guard, side plate; hunting horn encircling boar's head; silver low-relief of Indian head .02 ramrod, wood
History: Long Trade Musket a rare type, made by the British for presentation to politically important Indians although resembling the Pennsylvania long gun. The length of the barrel and the stock have a joint in both parts about 18" back from the muzzle.
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

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British / Britannique subject

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