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ARMORY WORKMEN
Description: Artist's rendering of workmen crafting and
assembling muskets in one of the Harpers Ferry Armory workshops.
Arms manufacture in the early 1800s required skilled craftsmen who
used both hand and water-powered tools to fashion a musket's lock,
mounting, stock, and barrel.
Artist: Carol Stuart Watson
Credit: Harpers Ferry Center Commissioned Art Collection
(IMS 02853)
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