Flintlock musket - Brown Bess | McCord Museum

Flintlock musket

Brown Bess

Marks or LabelsCanon: BAYLIS (Joseph Bayliss), GR couronné, fanions couronnés; mécanisme : K & A (Ketland & Allport), GR couronné; crosse : 50 B n CC?

Date About 1811

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

DimensionsHeight: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.) Barrel: 99 cm (39 in.) Width: 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.) Length: 138.5 cm (54 1/2 in.) Weight: 4.2 kg (9.3 lb.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armaments - Firearms

Origin Birmingham , England, Europe

Object Number1970.119.1 ab

DivisionMaterial Culture - Military Objects and Weapons

CollectionStewart

Status

Not on view

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