On View
Slavery and Freedom Gallery
Exhibition
Slavery and Freedom
Created by
Unidentified
Date
1770-1779
Medium
walnut, brass (alloy), iron and steel
Dimensions
H x W x D (a): 57 1/2 × 8 5/16 × 1 7/8 in. (146.1 × 21.1 × 4.8 cm)
H x W x D (b): 20 11/16 × 2 3/4 in. (52.5 × 7 cm)
Description
A Committee of Safety musket (a) and wooden hexagonal nut (b), made circa 1770s. This .80 caliber musket is constructed of a medium dark walnut stock. Its butt plate, trigger guard, proper right lock plate, frizzen, breech, and barrel bands are brass, it has a stored iron ramrod, and there are no discernable lock plate markings. The proper left side of the breech is engraved, “SS”, along the stock and there are scattered/unclear engravings between the space of the barrel and stock on the proper left side.
Place made
Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Weapons and Ammunition
Type
muskets
Topic
Military
U.S. History, Revolution, 1775-1783
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2018.116.1ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a1f1fef9-70b0-4a88-952e-09153e96887c

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