Name/Title
MusketEntry/Object ID
1982.19.01Description
British "Brown Bess" flintlock Tower Gun, bears the "broad arrow" mark of the English government as well as the mark of George Rex, King of England. Lock works, and has a flint, full stock musket. Made in England after 1764 and marked "Tower". This is an India Pattern, 39", dated to circa 1790s. Measures 55 1/2 inches in overall length. These guns were used throughout the 18th and 19th centuries by the British Empire and were used by soldiers and civilians around the world on various sides of imperial conflicts such as the American Revolutionary War. Like the "Northwest Gun" made famous by the Northwest Company of fur trappers and the Hudson's Bay Company, the firing mechanism on the Brown Bess is a flintlock.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Maker's Mark: "Tower" and "GR" under a crown, also an arrow are inscribed on the lock. "G.I. 15" and "F 3607" on butt plate.
Also has indistinct barrel proof marks.