American-Made Musket
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: American-made composite musket, .75 caliber. This gun is assembled with a barrel bearing London proofmarks, a lock bearing French marks, and the trigger and stock of an American manufacturer.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: During the Revolutionary War, many gunmakers were forced to cannibalize parts from guns manufactured in various foreign countries. These guns, referred to as composites, contained disparate parts and are therefore difficult to date with any degree of accuracy.
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom
label: Associated Place
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Firearms
label: related event
content: American Revolution
label: related event
content: Revolution and the New Nation
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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.66665M
label: catalog number
content: 66665M
label: accession number
content: 235042
objectType: label: Object Name
content: musket
label: Other Terms
content: musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .70 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 58 in x 2 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 147.32 cm x 6.35 cm