Indian Tower Musket, Percussion Converted, Missing Nipple Cone

• Cone - A popular decorative motif based on the shape of the pine cone, and used in silver ceramics and furniture. Because of its shape it is most suitable for use as a finial.
• Brown Bess Musket - The Brown Bess musket was a type of flintlock musket that was widely used by the British military during the 18th and early 19th centuries. It was so named because of its dark brown barrel. The musket was made with a smooth bore barrel and it was designed to fire a round lead ball.
  
  The Brown Bess was used by British soldiers in many conflicts including the American Revolutionary War, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. It was a reliable and accurate weapon, and it played a significant role in the British military's success in these conflicts. It was used by the British military for many years, and it was eventually replaced by more advanced weapons in the mid-19th century. The musket was also used by many other countries and colonies, such as the American colonies before the Revolution, and it was also used by the French and Spanish armies.

This item has been included into following indexes:

• firearms, other - musket 24
• firearms, rifles - rifles, percussion 58