Matchlock Musket
date: label: date made
content: ca 1630
label: date made
content: ca 1775
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Early colonial matchlock musket, .75 caliber. This musket was made in Massachusetts during the first half of the 17th century. The stock has "Newtowne" burned into both sides.
label: Description
content: Specific History
label: Description
content: This musket was most likely one of the muskets used to arm the militia. The stock is branded "Newtowne" for its place of origin, Newtowne, Massachusetts, which was established as an outpost of Boston in 1631.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: In September 1634, the court ordered that "all muskets, bandoleros, and rests shall be equally divided between the plantations and towns to have arms in readiness for an attack at all times."
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Massachusetts
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Massachusetts
topic: label: Subject
content: Colonial Life
label: Subject
content: Firearms
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph G. Packard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.43435
label: catalog number
content: 43435
label: accession number
content: 164794
objectType: label: Object Name
content: musket
label: Other Terms
content: musket; Firearms; Matchlock; .75 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 63 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 25.4 cm x 161.29 cm x 8.255 cm