Hessian Musket
date: label: Date made
content: c. 1775
label: date made
content: ca 1775
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: German musket, .77 caliber.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: King George III used German soldiers to bolster his ranks. Many of these mercenaries came from Hesse-Cassel and were called "Hessians." Their arms were stout German muskets that bore a similarity to the British Brown Bess.
place: label: place made
content: Germany
label: made at
content: Germany
label: used
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Firearms
label: related event
content: Revolution and the New Nation
setName: label: See more items in
content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.NM207
label: catalog number
content: NM207
label: accession number
content: 319944
objectType: label: Object Name
content: musket
label: Other Terms
content: musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .78 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 58 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 148.59 cm x 6.35 cm