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    A musket action with “TOWER”, a crown and the Royal cipher “GR” engraved on one side.

    A Brown Bess rifle, commonly called an India Pattern Musket, that has been previously converted from a flintlock to a percussion action. It is a single 39 inch barrel with three ram rod pipes. There

    The one side of this copper coin has the inscription “GEORGIUS 17” AND “D.G. REX 1807” with the King’s profile. The other side has “BRITANNIA” with an image of Britannia. It measures 2.5cm in diamete

    This is a snuff box believed to be from the Battle of Lundy’s Lane which can be found at the Battleground Hotel Museum. Snuff boxes were used to hold powdered tobacco which was often sniffed through

    This knife with the handle missing was unearthed at one of Niagara’s Battlefields. This item is on display at the Battleground Hotel Museum.

    This is a musket action piece that has ornate markings on one side. This item is currently on display at the Battleground Hotel Museum.

    These are cannon balls from the Battleground Hotel Museum.

    Spoons that were found during an archaeological dig at one of Niagara’s Battlefields.

    This is a military trench shovel that is made of one piece of forged steel. The shovel is 43.2 cm in length. It is believed that the British used this shovel during the War of 1812-1814.

    This is an incomplete telescope that was said to have been used in the gallery at the top of the original Brock's monument which was blown up by Benjamin Lett in 1840. The telescope is 43 cm long and

    This is a weigh scale that was used for measuring gold. It has two gold coloured weigh pans attached to the fulcrum by dark brown cord. The case is made of walnut and is lined with dark coloured velv

    This is a musket ball mold of a plier design. It was used to press a musket ball to the proper size calibre. The press end is hollow and rounded with a hole at one end for pouring in molten metal and

    Accession Numbers: 961.D.42A- Coatee 961.D.42B- Trousers 961.D.42C- Hat

    This is a military insignia composed of an epaulet from a Grenadier Company with their brass insignia of a flaming bomb and 17 brass buttons. The buttons also have the Royal Crown insignia. These ite

    This image is part of a series of drawings done by Mary Shaw, the sixth daughter and 11th child of Hon. Aeneas Shaw. Aeneas Shaw was the first settler of York and participated in the War of 1812. It

    This image is part of a series of drawings done by Mary Shaw, the sixth daughter and 11th child of Hon. Aeneas Shaw. Aeneas Shaw was the first settler of York and participated in the War of 1812. It

    This oil on canvas painting of Major General Sir Isaac Brock was painted from authentic data in the possession of the Hon. John Beverley Robinson. It was painted by John Wycliffe Lowes Forster and is

    This is an Upper Canadian British militia officer’s coatee of the sedentary militia. It conforms to the regulations of 21 June, 1814, which specifies that all officers on duty shall appear in a scarl

    Used to create bullets for muskets.

    These are remnants of a canister shot that is believed to be from one of Niagara’s Battlefields. This form of ammunition, also referred to as a grape shot, was fired at an angle from a cannon and rel