Trigger Guard

Object/Artifact

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Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Trigger Guard

Description

Artifact W99-02 is brass trigger guard.

Use

This portion of a musket would have protected the trigger from being accidentally pulled.

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Guard, Trigger

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Guard, Weapon

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

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

W99-02

Material

Cupreous

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Lake

Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain

State/Province

Vermont, New York

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Bay