Musket
Title
Musket
Description
This musket, a copy of the British “Brown Bess,” was
said to have been carried in the Revolutionary War
by Joseph Banks of Fairfield. The barrel is iron and
marked “LONDON” but the touch marks indicate
that the gun was made in Belgium. The first mark
is the from the city of Liege, in eastern Belgium, a
leading gun making center of the period. The other
mark is from the Birmingham gunmaker’s Proof
House, est. in 1813. The attribution that this gun
was used during the Revolutionary War is quite
possible, even with hallmarks that date to later years.
Gunowners often replaced and switched out pieces
and parts, due to wear, breakage, or new technological
upgrades in their machinery.
said to have been carried in the Revolutionary War
by Joseph Banks of Fairfield. The barrel is iron and
marked “LONDON” but the touch marks indicate
that the gun was made in Belgium. The first mark
is the from the city of Liege, in eastern Belgium, a
leading gun making center of the period. The other
mark is from the Birmingham gunmaker’s Proof
House, est. in 1813. The attribution that this gun
was used during the Revolutionary War is quite
possible, even with hallmarks that date to later years.
Gunowners often replaced and switched out pieces
and parts, due to wear, breakage, or new technological
upgrades in their machinery.
Source
Belgium
Date
ca. 1830
Contributor
Pequot Library
Rights
Fairfield Museum and History Center
Identifier
1978.58A
Citation
“Musket,” Fairfield Photos, accessed March 29, 2024, https://fairfieldmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1111.
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