Percussion musket

Manufacturer Arsenal de la Tour de Londres

Marks or LabelsCanon : ROYAL ARTILLERY, IF, GR couronné et flèche, sceptres couronnés; mécanisme : TOWER 1742, GR couronné; poignet : 7/31" (Royal Fusiliers ?) (sur la plaque).

Date 1742

Medium / Technique Metal: iron, steel, brass; wood: walnut

DimensionsHeight: 6 cm (2 5/16 in.) Barrel: 89.2 cm (35 1/8 in.) Width: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.) Length: 128.3 cm (50 1/2 in.) Weight: 3 kg (6.6 lb.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armaments - Firearms

Origin London, Greater London, England, Europe

Object Number2000.23.14

DivisionMaterial Culture - Military Objects and Weapons

CollectionStewart

CreditGift of Centre d'Archives du Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe

Status

Not on view

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