Object number
5401.2.3
Title
Percussion Musket
Description
A Percussion Musket which is stamped on the lock plate with a crown with the initials 'V.R.' underneath it with "TOWER 1849." On the left hand side of the stock near the trigger guard "D.FLOYD" is stamped. On the underside of the stock "YEOMANS" has been stamped. On the right hand side of the stock the following has been stamped: "8/51 and the Board of Ordnance arrow with the initials 'B.O.' On the top of the barrel near the firing mechanism are four stamps, some of which are unclear, but one consists of a crown with a number 15 stamped beneath it. In white 'CR2" is stamped onto the musket.
Production period
19th Century
Dimensions
- 1389 mm
- Height: Butt 130 mm