Musket

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Musket

Entry/Object ID

2837

Tags

Restricted

Description

Single Barrel - Muzzle Loading - Percussion Shotgun. Material: metal, wood. Size: 4" W. x 1 1/2" thick x 49" L. Description: metal single barrel; temping bar beneath barrel; hand cocking piece on top; wooden stock with metal end; "1864"; Wm. Muir & Co. U.S. Windsor Locks, CT." stamp printed on side metal with print of US Eagle.

Context

Gustav Santo of Janesville, Minn. brought this gun with him from Princeton, Wisconsin when he migrated at age twenty-four, with his family. They came via ox-team and covered wagon in the year 1882. Gus Santo was born in 1858 in Wisconsin and died in Janesville, Minn. Cleaned & described by Gary Taylor, 25 June 1993: "Single barrel, muzzle loading, percussion shotgun. Caliber - 20 gauge. Place of mfg - Wm. Muir & Co, Windsor Locks Ct. Date of Mfg - 1864. Ammunition - black powder. Approx Retail Value $400. Note - This shotgun was originally a 58 Cal. rifled musket built for the Union Army during the Civil War. At some later date, barrel & stock were shortened & barrel was reamed to 20 gauge shotgun. A common practice."

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Musket

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firearms

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

3-3-92; 6/15/06 JanesvilleExhibit

Create Date

March 2, 1992

Update Date

November 21, 2024