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Special Event
Event
Lock, Stock, and Barrel- Musket Demonstration
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Time:
12:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour and 30 minutes
Type of Event
Living History
Talk
Virtual/Digital
Description
Learn about the weapon that the average soldier would have carried into the War of 1812. Learn about basic parts, origin of common phases such as flash in the pan, don’t go off half cock, and lock, stock, and barrel. Then see one of the drills soldiers used concluding with the firing of the musket.
Program will be approximately 15-minute prerecorded program. The program will be broadcast as a watch party on Facebook and YouTube with rangers standing by to answer questions.
Questions can also be submitted ahead of time.
Reservation or Registration: No
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