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musket

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  • Common Name
    musket
  • Other Name

    J Millward Single barrel percussion musket, circa 1850-60

    fowling piece

  • Description

    Single barrel percussion musket, circa 1850-60

    percussion, single barrel; muzzle-loading; smoothbore; .730 inch calibre (14 bore); iron furniture; 1/2 stock wood design; with wooden ramrod (tip broken); Damascus barrel; cannon barrel design; right hand top edge of forewood chipped along length; gold inlaid stripe at end of barrel; engraved on rear barrel strap, lock, and ; oval white metal escutcheon; brass endcap on forend

    markings:

    marked: “14” and Birmingham proof and view marks under barrel

    maker’s name on lock: [J] MILLWARD

    manufacturer J Millward, c.1850-60

    ID: prev. id as: shotgun, muzzle loading. sport/fowling

  • Place
    Birmingham/West Midlands/England
  • Associated Place

    New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1920.101
  • Accession Date
    21 Jan 1921
  • Other Id

    W0130 (war)

    38005.43 (police firearm registration number)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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Images

  • musket, 1920.101, W0130, 38005.43, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 14 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • musket, 1920.101, W0130, 38005.43, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 14 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • musket, 1920.101, W0130, 38005.43, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 14 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • musket, 1920.101, W0130, 38005.43, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 14 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • musket, 1920.101, W0130, 38005.43, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 14 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • musket, 1920.101, W0130, 38005.43, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 14 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • musket, 1920.101, W0130, 38005.43, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 14 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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