Flintlock musket

Brown Bess

Manufacturer Arsenal de la Tour de Londres

Marks or LabelsCanon : GR couronné, deux fanions couronné, SG (Samuel Galton?); mécanisme : 57, TOWER, GR couronné; crosse : 1st R CBM (First Regiment Cape Breton Militia?).

Date 1779-1780

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

DimensionsHeight: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.) Barrel: 146.3 cm (57 5/8 in.) Width: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.) Length: 146.5 cm (57 11/16 in.) Weight: 4.8 kg (10.6 lb.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armaments - Firearms

Origin London, Greater London, England, Europe

Object Number1965.1.379 ab

DivisionMaterial Culture - Military Objects and Weapons

CollectionStewart

CreditGift of the Royal Canadian Artillery Museum

Status

Not on view

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