Musket, Flintlock
1755 (Date manufactured/created)
Maple, brass, iron
Flintlock Musket
58 in. H
Who made it: Medad Hills moved with his father Benoni, a gunsmith and mechanic, from Durham to Goshen in 1741. Medad was apprenticed to his father and made guns for all round use and for the French and Indian Wars. He had a contract to supply muskets to the Connecticut Committee of Safety in 1776, and is known to have made 40 muskets for the committee in 1776. Goshen, located near the colonial iron mines and foundries of northwest Connecticut, was a gun-making center, where up to 28 blacksmiths were employed forging barrels and locks by the time of the Revolution.
Hills also served in the militia during the Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the local regiment. He fought in Peekskill as well as other campaigns.
Hills also served in the militia during the Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the local regiment. He fought in Peekskill as well as other campaigns.
Gift of Donald S. Tuttle, 1976
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