1985.9.3

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ID Number

1985.9.3

Category

T&E For Science & Technology

Sub-category

armament T&E - firearm

Item Name

musket

Maker

Enfield

Materials

WOOD, UNKNOWN METAL, BRASS METAL, UNKNOWN

Measurements

overall: 5.5 cm x 140 cm

Description

Persussion musket; full stock English style; 1839 conversion; brown wooden stock, black metal lock and barrel, brass fittings; smooth bore. percussion cap firing mechanism; metal rings for attaching a carrying strap; brass butt plate. .75 calibre.

History

This .75 calibre British musket is an arsenal conversion from flint-lock to percussion. The cock has been replaced with a percussion hammer. The lock plate displays a crown under which the initials V.R. (Victoria Regina) appear. "Tower" refers to the Tower of London arsenal. The "Tower" musket in all its variations, introduced about 1725, was affectionately known to the troops as the "Brown Bess". The Bess remained in service in Canada until about 1855. Examples are probably still being used somewhere in the world today.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

Y

Subjects

War / Guerre subject

Weapon subject