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Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Model 1863 U.S. Percussion Rifle Musket, Type II
Object Number:
1944.106
Date:
1864
Medium:
Wood, steel, iron
Dimensions:
barrel length: 40 in. ( 101.6 cm )
Overall: 55 3/4 in. ( 141.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: center lockplate: "U.S./SPRINGFIELD" (eagle to left of mark); tail: "1864"
stamped: barrel: "V/P/eagle head" (barrel proofs)
stamped: buttplate tang: "US"; barrel bands: "U"
Description:
Wood, steel, and iron percussion rifle musket; iron furniture; tulip-head steel ramrod; band retaining springs mounted on stock; stamped marks at center and tail of lockplate, barrel bands, and tang of buttplate; stamped proofs at breech end of barrel.
Gallery Label:
The Model 1861 and 1863 Springfield rifle muskets were the standard infantry weapons of the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Dr. James H. MacIvor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
