Fragment, Musket Lock

Object/Artifact

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Fragment, Musket Lock

Description

Artifact W99-04.03 is a fragment of a musket lock with the gunflint still in place. It is associated with W99-04 and W99-04.02.

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1776

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Musket, Flintlock

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gunflint

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Musket

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firearms

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Archaeological Project Number

Other Number

W99-04.03

Dimensions

Width

4 cm

Length

8 cm

Dimension Notes

musket cock 8cm x 4.5cm, gunflint is 4cm W

Material

composite

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Conservation

Notes

Conserved; Low Priority for Conservation

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Greg Durocher, Dennis O'Neil

Related Places

Place

Lake

Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain

State/Province

Vermont, New York

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Bay