Muskets are smoothbore weapons; the inside of the barrel is smooth, not rifled, and notoriously inaccurate. It was a flintlock weapon, meaning that a sharpened flint attached to a cocked hammer was pushed into a locking position prior to firing. When a soldier pulled the trigger, the hammer sprang forward. The sharpened flint struck a vertical L shaped steel "frizzen," which covered the pan where a small amount of black powder was sprinkled. The blow forced the frizzen back, exposing the black powder to a spark caused when the flint struck the frizzen. This spark ignited the powder in the pan and part of the explosion passed through a tiny hole above the pan leading to the main charge of black powder at the breech of the barrel finally igniting the powder in the barrel and propelling the lead ball.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Extra Fine painted
Scale
Scale 1:30
Material
Metal-Alloy
Epoch
American Revolution
Nationality/Location
Hesse
State
new
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
W. Britain Model Figures E. Water St. 20 OH 45601 Chillicothe Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
