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Large muskets of this length were invariably used with forked rests to support their great weight.<br><br><b>People</b><br>This musket belonged originally to Sir William Harris of Shenfield House, Margaretting, Essex, who married into the Raymond family in the early 17th century.  A staghorn panel on the butt (end) of the musket bears the date 1588.  As a result this group of firearms and flask have been known as the Armada relics.<br><br><b>Materials & Making</b><br>The stock (the wooden support for the barrel by which the gun is held) is inlaid with a staghorn panel engraved with the initials 'RI' and 'DI' for two craftsmen with the same surname who worked on it.  The panels  in the stock are engraved with motifs found on contemporary engravings and textiles.  The locks and barrel were almost certainly originally damascened (inlaid) in gold and silver, as is the accompanying wheel-lock (a system of ignition operated by a revolving wheel).  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