Title
German-Dutch Musket
Description
This musket of German manufacture, displays a myriad of both Dutch and German manufactured components, hence the identification as a German-Dutch Musket.
The musket's stock mounts an iron barrel held to the stock by iron pins which run through the stock and the underside of the barrel. The barrel includes a large raised elliptical front sight, a common feature on German 18th century muskets. The brass furniture includes a German-style trigger-guard plate, raised side plate and end butt plate secured by two large rounded screws. The iron rammer is secured by four brass thimbles under the stock. The iron lock plate is flat and includes a faceted flashpan, another common German design feature.
Caliber: .78
Weight: 10.8 lbs
Length: 50 3/8"
Barrel: 42 1/8"
The musket's stock mounts an iron barrel held to the stock by iron pins which run through the stock and the underside of the barrel. The barrel includes a large raised elliptical front sight, a common feature on German 18th century muskets. The brass furniture includes a German-style trigger-guard plate, raised side plate and end butt plate secured by two large rounded screws. The iron rammer is secured by four brass thimbles under the stock. The iron lock plate is flat and includes a faceted flashpan, another common German design feature.
Caliber: .78
Weight: 10.8 lbs
Length: 50 3/8"
Barrel: 42 1/8"
Source
Brown, M.L. Firearms in Colonial America: The Impact on History and Technology 1492-1792. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980.
Date
c. 1770-1786
Rights
George C. Neumann Collection, Valley Forge National Historical Park
Identifier
VAFO 135
Original Format
Photograph