Two thick wooden beams inside a Massachusetts museum were pierced over the weekend by a musket ball fired from an antique weapon.Members of the Sixth Middlesex County Regiment were practicing Sunday at the Westford Museum for the upcoming Patriots’ Day reenactment when one of their loaded muskets went off, firing the projectile through a six-inch beam and a ceiling joist.Several people were inside the museum when the shot was fired.”They were in the back of the museum here. I was in the corner helping a visitor with a museum shop purchase and then the musket went off,” said Leslie Howard, president of the museum. “And it went through the beam.” Luckily, officials say no one was upstairs when the round pierced the floor.Westford police were called about the incident and the musket was confiscated from the reenactment group.”Any time a firearm is involved, whether it has a live round or has cartridges, it can be very dangerous,” Westford Police Department Capt. Jim Peloquin said.”I hope that they do continue to do the reenacting because I think I enjoy seeing the reenactments. I think it can be fun for children to see and really bring history alive,” Howard said. “I just hope that it doesn’t bring it too alive.”The team at our sister station WCVB is seeking comment from the Sixth Middlesex County Regiment but has yet to receive a reply back.
Two thick wooden beams inside a Massachusetts museum were pierced over the weekend by a musket ball fired from an antique weapon.
Members of the Sixth Middlesex County Regiment were practicing Sunday at the Westford Museum for the upcoming Patriots’ Day reenactment when one of their loaded muskets went off, firing the projectile through a six-inch beam and a ceiling joist.
Several people were inside the museum when the shot was fired.
“They were in the back of the museum here. I was in the corner helping a visitor with a museum shop purchase and then the musket went off,” said Leslie Howard, president of the museum. “And it went through the beam.”
Luckily, officials say no one was upstairs when the round pierced the floor.
Westford police were called about the incident and the musket was confiscated from the reenactment group.
“Any time a firearm is involved, whether it has a live round or has cartridges, it can be very dangerous,” Westford Police Department Capt. Jim Peloquin said.
“I hope that they do continue to do the reenacting because I think I enjoy seeing the reenactments. I think it can be fun for children to see and really bring history alive,” Howard said. “I just hope that it doesn’t bring it too alive.”
The team at our sister station WCVB is seeking comment from the Sixth Middlesex County Regiment but has yet to receive a reply back.
