Toradar (matchlock musket)
Date1700–1750
Mediumpattern-welded steel, iron, brass; inlaid with hardwood, ivory, and possibly bone
Dimensions171 × 120 cm (67 5/16 × 47 1/4 in.), 7 lb 3 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.693
DescriptionSpiral-forged barrel, secured to stock with 5 brass bands. Copper forward sight, rear sight a nicked steel block. Lock/breech area of stock covered with iron plates bearing decorative patterns of lines, circles, and dots. Ring for a strap under the stock at the breech. There is a repair joint in the forestock just forward of the rearmost brass band. This is likely a working-life repair.Stock behind the breech inlaid with ivory plaques secured with iron pins; plaques bear motifs of geometric forms, flowers, and birds. Heavy cut-steel trigger pulls upward to operate the lock mechanism.
Horn cap on the butt with some repairs; there are various losses and repairs to the butt in general. There is a repair at the opening for the matchlock cock, probably dating to the object's working life. There is a hole behind the raised section of the stock behind the breech.
ProvenanceAnonymous gift to the Museum on February 1. 1934. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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late 1700s-early 1800s
