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Touch Hole Pick & Brush
Valley Forge National Historical Park, National Park Service
King of Prussia, PA, United States
The Revolutionary War soldier carried tools to service his musket, including the pick and brush. It was used to brush out the musket's flash pan and clear the musket's touchhole of accumulated black powder residue.
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- Title: Touch Hole Pick & Brush
- Contributor: Valley Forge National Historical Park, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/revwar/image_gal/vafoimg/vafo1582.html
- National Park Service Catalog Number: VAFO 1582
- Measurements: L 17.2 cm
- Materials: Iron, possibly pine needles
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