Trade era gun parts display. These are personal finds from several different historic village sites in Nebraska. From what I have seen found on these sites it appears that the Native American did not take the best care of their firearms. I assume that when a firearm failed they rarely had an individual with gunsmith capabilities to fix it and if the gun didn’t work then it was sometimes cannibalized for other uses. These are all past finds from several years ago.
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Central Great Plains Trade Gun Parts
Trade era gun parts display. These are personal finds from several different historic village sites in Nebraska. From what I have seen found on these sites it appears that the Native American did not take the best care of their firearms. I assume that when a firearm failed they rarely had an individual with gunsmith capabilities to fix it and if the gun didn’t work then it was sometimes cannibalized for other uses. These are all past finds from several years ago.
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In lower Michigan where Kent Co. and Montcalm Co. and Newaygo Co. meet, the corner was marked with a musket barrel driven into the ground. In later years that marker was replaced with a modern survey marker.Michigan Yooper
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Very informative post. Can you tell if any of the Flintlocks are Spanish, or are they all the British Northwest Gun you referenced? The Spanish didn't trade guns with Natives in Latin America, but you do see some recycling of them at sites in the Caribbean and South Florida.Hong Kong, but from Indiana/Florida
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