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June 2023

Musket Cleaning demonstration

June 9, 2023, 10 a.m.3 p.m.
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One event on June 10, 2023 at 10 a.m.

Fort Gibson Historic Site, 803 North Garrison Avenue Fort Gibson, OK 74434

Staff at the Fort Gibson Historic Site will host four musket-cleaning demonstrations on Friday, June 9, and Saturday, June 10. The class will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, and again from 1 to 3 p.m. on both days. These demonstrations will show visitors the behind-the-scenes work of musket maintenance done by staff members before and after historical programs at the site. Muskets are muzzle-loaded long guns that evolved in 16th-century Spain. Rifles eventually replaced them. The musket cleaning…

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Musket Cleaning demonstration

June 10, 2023, 10 a.m.3 p.m.
|Recurring Event (See all)

One event on June 10, 2023 at 10 a.m.

Fort Gibson Historic Site, 803 North Garrison Avenue Fort Gibson, OK 74434

Staff at the Fort Gibson Historic Site will host four musket-cleaning demonstrations on Friday, June 9, and Saturday, June 10. The class will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, and again from 1 to 3 p.m. on both days. These demonstrations will show visitors the behind-the-scenes work of musket maintenance done by staff members before and after historical programs at the site. Muskets are muzzle-loaded long guns that evolved in 16th-century Spain. Rifles eventually replaced them. The musket cleaning…

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