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Linstock
Valley Forge National Historical Park, National Park Service
King of Prussia, PA, United States
This artilleryman's pole arm was intended primarily as a holder for a smoldering match rope used to ignite the cannon by touching it to the primed touch hole. Most also included a central spear point to defend the cannon.
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Details
- Title: Linstock
- Contributor: Valley Forge National Historical Park, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/image_gal/vafoimg/vafo592linstock.html
- Source: The George C. Neumann Collection, Valley Forge National Historical Park
- Origin: European
- National Park Service Catalog Number: VAFO 592
- Measurements: L 36.3 cm
- Materials: Iron
- Date: c 1680-1730
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