May 5, 2014
-Today, the team went up t the Munsy Historical Society. There, we were given a tour of the museum. I was personally very interested in one of the rifled muskets made by a gunsmith sometime before he died in 1811. The only problem is that the rifle had a percussion lock, which would was still in development in 1811, but could not see use in America for several more decades. This means that the rifle was passed down over several generations, and at some point in its use- was converted from flintlock to the new lock. After the museum tour, we toured the local heritage park with the remains of the 1800s canal. After that, we had lunch (and ice cream) and traveled the back roads for a while before returning to college.
-Today, the team went up t the Munsy Historical Society. There, we were given a tour of the museum. I was personally very interested in one of the rifled muskets made by a gunsmith sometime before he died in 1811. The only problem is that the rifle had a percussion lock, which would was still in development in 1811, but could not see use in America for several more decades. This means that the rifle was passed down over several generations, and at some point in its use- was converted from flintlock to the new lock. After the museum tour, we toured the local heritage park with the remains of the 1800s canal. After that, we had lunch (and ice cream) and traveled the back roads for a while before returning to college.
