Springfield Model 1816 Musket with name "William" carved in gunstock
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1838
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Springfield Armory, American, 1777 - 1968
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: Model 1816 Musket, wooden gunstock and metal barrel and furniture. Carved into the stock is [William]. A last name may be carved as well but is illegible. [VVV] is carved into metal butt. Etched into the lock plate is [FIELD / 1838] - ostensibly referring to the Springfield Armory but with "SPRING" completely worn away. Old Slave Mart Museum label states musket was used to shoot paper pellets at birds threatening crops.
place: label: Place made
content: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Weapons and Ammunition
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.15.1
objectType: label: Type
content: muskets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal , wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 7/8 × 57 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (15 × 146 × 4.5 cm)