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Titles: British Model 1839 percussion musket (Supplied title)
Description: This British Model 1839 .80 caliber percussion musket was assembled during a period of arms shortage and uses earlier parts as well as those newly made. The musket was reportedly used by Captain Lewis Buggert during the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War. It has a shortened walnut stock, a shortened round barrel with an integral iron blade sight, and a brass trigger guard and buttplate. The lockplate and brass sideplate are from the earlier flintlock period. Made by Tower Armory in London, England.
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Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
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