Grade Range: 5-12Resource Type(s): Artifacts, Primary SourceDate Posted: 12/21/2010
English-made Mexican cavalry flintlock carbine, .58 caliber marked with the Mexican symbol of an eagle devouring a snake.
Museum education
This uniform coat would have been worn by a lieutenant in the Artillery of the Mexican army.
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