We have a musket found on an island in the Cheaspeake Bay.
The musket is a fowler because it's 71" long. The musket has two British marking on the lock area. The markings are 2 cross with crown at top and letters in cross area also with the initials RC on lock area and the name Woodcockon lock area. The fowler has three brass bands. The weapon is in excellant conditon.
Muskets are part wooden part metal.
Please load those muskets.
100,00o muskets in 1854.
Muskets fire a heavier lead ball at a much higher velocity than a bow. Muskets will also go farther.
The rifles had much better range and accuracy over smoothbore muskets.
Muskets - 2013 was released on: USA: 14 December 2013
The armies of King George III were commonly armed with muskets.
Muskets are made in a variety of calibers, but can go as high as .50 caliber
Eli Whitney who had invented the American cotton gin obtained an order of 10000 muskets from the American Government in 1798.He introduced the concept of mass production by standardized interchangeable parts to cut down price & time
In the beginning anything and everything available was used. I've heard of 18630Enfields and Tower muskets, but not Enfield Tower muskets.
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