English turn-off barrel pistol by London Gun Maker John Easterby, 1724-1731. From the Grafton H. and Barbara W. Cook Collection, Fort Ticonderoga Museum.
Fort Ticonderoga’s new winter series of programs continues on Sunday, February 12, at 2 pm, with “The Roar of Musketry and Cracking of Rifles: An Introduction to Weapons of the 18th Century” presented by Curator of Collections Chris Fox. The cost is $10 per person and will be collected at the door; free for members of the Friends of Fort Ticonderoga.
Spend time with Fort Ticonderoga’s Curator of Collections Chris Fox examining a variety of 18th-century muskets, pistols, and swords used by the French, British and American armies during the French & Indian War and American Revolution. In this unique session, participants will have the opportunity to handle these rare objects and gain an appreciation of their beauty and practical functionality that can only be realized by the physical handling of these weapons.
The program takes place in the Deborah Clarke Mars Education Center at Fort Ticonderoga. Doors open at 1:30 pm for the program.