Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1965.78.82, A7034, col.0146, ocm0288
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
Circa 1850s
Associated Notes
Flintlock mechanism [pick], possibly from a Brown Bess, found several feet below the surface of the ground at Mauku"
The first European settlement at Mauku was in 1856 [1861?].
Associated Event
New Zealand Wars
Associated Place
Associated Date
1856-1861
Period
Media
Measurement Description
overall length: 170mm
frizzen height: 50mm
overall height: 88mm
Measurement Reading
170mm (overall)
50mm (frizzen)
88mm (overall)
Subject Category
Classification
Last Update
15 May 2023
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