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D2009-CMD. Muskett, Prussian.
Prussian Model 1740 Infantry Musket
D2009-CMD. Muskett, Prussian.

Prussian Model 1740 Infantry Musket

Date1775-1780
Maker Potsdam Arsenal (under Daun, Splittgerber & Erban)
OriginEurope, Germany, Prussia, Potsdam
MediumIron/steel, maple & brass
DimensionsOL: 57 5/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2009-35
Label TextWhile Prussia is not known to have directly supplied muskets for the American Revolution, they did supply arms to other city-states that fought on the side of the British (commonly known as Hessians). Furthermore, parts of Prussian muskets were incorporated into post-Revolutionary muskets assembled by American makers, proving their use in America. This musket is identical in form to those used by some of the so-called Hessians, who copied this pattern.
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