Collection Highlights
Brandywine bowl (brandewijnkom)
ca. 1700
1911.38
Silver
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Luce Center
Brown Bess 3rd model, flint lock musket: inscribed
Title
Brown Bess 3rd model, flint lock musket: inscribed
Object name
Musket
Date
1785-1810
Medium
Wood, iron, brass
Dimensions
barrel length: 39 in. ( 99.1 cm )
Overall: 55 1/4 in. ( 140.3 cm )
Description
Wood, iron, and brass flintlock musket; brass furniture; stamped marks at center of lockplate and tang of buttplate; stamped proofs at breech end of barrel.
Object Number
INV.5697
Marks
stamped: lockplate center: "HENSHAW"; barrel: "GP"; "V" (both below crown); "W"
stamped: buttplate tang: "10/E" (sideways E)
Gallery Label
After its emergence in the 1720's as the first official royal military firearm, the Brown Bess became the standard flintlock infantry musket used by British forces during every conflict of the next century, until its replacement by the percussion musket during the 1830's.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
