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Summary
: 1992/011/002
: British Empire & Commonwealth
: firearm
: English flintlock trade musket by Barnett, London. Long iron barrel, formed in 2 stages, octagonal to round, the breech stamped with the proof marks of the London Gunmakers Company and the number 30 (bore size). Muzzle with blade fore-sight. Secured to the stock by 5 iron barrel bands. Iron tipped ramrod (broken). Walnut full stock with butt of slim form. Iron & brass furniture consisting butt plate, trigger guard, escutcheon, sideplate and 4 ramrod pipes. The stock decorated with cloth binding and 4 bands of cowrie shells. Military style flintlock with rounded plate stamped Barnett, London. Secured to the stock by 2 sidenails.
Current Location
: Foreign & Commonwealth Office Library collection
: British Empire & Commonwealth Museum Collection: Barnett: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) / England, Northern Europe, Europe:
: 1810
: Transferred from the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, 2012