musket

Among the dozens and dozens of weapons hanging on the wall for sale are double barrel black powder shotguns – akin to a musket – and a few "they-don't-make-these-anymore" Winchester rifles from the 1800s.

In April this year, the musket ball hole was found behind a secret panel by volunteer researchers from the House’s History Team.

An initial excavation last summer revealed chimney bases and uncovered a military buckle and lead shot for muskets.

That message is echoed in what’s colloquially known as the “musket fire speech,” which recently became required reading for incoming students at Brigham Young University.

The defeated soldiers tossed their muskets onto a growing mountain of surrendered weapons, a scene that would go down as one of America’s proudest moments.