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Civil War Musket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Armaments, Musket
Civil War Musket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-11545
Type:
  • Object, Armaments, Musket
Description:
Musket or rifle. Marked U.S. Springfield, 1863. Needs further description. AB will ask Bob Pyle.
Musket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Armaments, Musket
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Musket
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • mdihs-11410
Type:
  • Object, Armaments, Musket
Date:
  • unknown
Description:
Brown Bess Musket. Lock missing. Originally a flint lock musket. This type of arm was most widely used by both sides in the American Revolution. Having an effective range of less than a hundred yards, these guns were emplyed in massed fire. The smoke from the first volley obscured the enemy, so subsequent volleys were delivered in the right general directions. In 72 or 76 caliber, the ball was nearly 3/4” in diameter. The gun was converted to a caplock civilian shotgun, probably between 1820 and 1835. .76 caliber. [show more]