ASAC Presentation: Bullet Strikes From the First Day of the American Revolution (Ad-free) (Patreon)

ASAC Presentation: Bullet Strikes From the First Day of the American Revolution (Ad-free)

This lecture was presented at the Spring 2025 meeting of the American Society of Arms Collectors. It was given by Joel Bohy, coauthor of a new book of the same name, published by Mowbray. You can find his book here: https://gunandswordcollector.com/product/bullet-strikes-american-revolution/ or https://amzn.to/43PoaF6 Joel Bohy and Douglas Scott have written three research reports as part of this project, and they are available for free from the ASAC library here: https://americansocietyofarmscollectors.org/research-reports-by-asac-members/ 00:00 - Introduction 00:53 - How the project started 02:55 - Ballistics of Revolutionary War muskets 07:55 - Understanding the different arms involved 18:59 - The research project grows... 20:30 - The Elisha Jones House 23:28 - James Hayward's powder horn 28:40 - The Market Munroe House 31:41 - Buckman Tavern 33:10 - Monroe Tavern 35:30 - The Jason Russell House 45:19 - Relics of Captain William Adams' House 48:48 - Recreating John Robbin's terrible wound from Lexington Green 55:15 - Question: Petitions for compensation 56:39 - Question: Muzzle energy of these muskets