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Image Not Available for Musket flint with lead sheathing excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Musket flint with lead sheathing excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Image Not Available for Musket flint with lead sheathing excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
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Musket flint with lead sheathing excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp

1760-1775
Flint, lead
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in. ( 3.8 x 3.2 x 1 cm )
Gift of the Washington Headquarters Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1947
INV.5924.108
This musket flint was found in 1913 by George Rieff at the British camp on the Dyckman farm, between Seaman and Payson Avenues, and at 204th St. in Washington Heights.
DescriptionMusket flint with lead sheathing excavated at the British military camp on the Dyckman farm in Washington Heights, Manhattan.
ClassificationsARCHAEOLOGY
Musket cock with flint excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.434ab
Frizzen from musket excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
Field Exploration Committee
1760-1783
INV.5924.441