Richard Wilson Brown Bess Musket, 1761
- Description (Brief)
- This British musket was produced in London for use by the colony of New Jersey in the French and Indian War. New Jersey retained the musket and issued it to patriot forces at the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
- Date made
- ca. 1761
- maker
- Wilson
- place made
- United Kingdom
- associated place
- United States: New Jersey
- United States
- Measurements
- overall: 61 1/2 in; x 156.21 cm
- overall: 62 1/2 in x 2 7/8 in; 158.75 cm x 7.3025 cm
- ID Number
- 1985.0783.27
- accession number
- 1985.0783
- catalog number
- 1985.0783.27
- collector/donor number
- M24-L
- Credit Line
- Adriana Scalamandre Bitter and Edwin Ward Bitter for the Bitter Family Collection
- See more items in
- Armed Forces History: Armed Forces History
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy: The Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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