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Flintlock musket - Brown Bess | McCord Museum
Brown Bess
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Brown Bess
Brown Bess

Flintlock musket

Brown Bess
Manufacturer
MarkingsCanon : 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

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