Collection Highlights
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Date:
1846
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Medium:
Lithograph
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Model 1847 U.S. Artillery Musketoon
Object Number:
1951.406
Date:
1854
Medium:
Wood, steel, iron, brass
Dimensions:
barrel length: 26 in. ( 66 cm )
Overall: 40 1/2 in. ( 102.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: center lockplate: "US" (below eagle grasping branch in one claw and arros in other); tail: "SPRING/FIELD/1847"
stamped: buttplate tang: "US"; barrel tang: "1854"
stamped: breech end of barrel: "V/P/eagle head" (barrel proofs)
engraved: right b
Description:
Wood, steel, iron, and brass percussion musketoon; iron furniture; trumpet head iron ramrod; bayonet stud on underside of muzzle; stamped marks at center and tail of lockplate, barrel tang, and tang of buttplate; engraved number on right side of buttstock.
Gallery Label:
This musketoon was carried by the 7th Regiment's Engineer Company K from 1855 to 1861.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
