Object Details
- licensee
- Enfield
- London Armoury Company
- Description (Brief)
- The .577 caliber British Pattern 1853 Rifle-Musket was the second most widely used firearm of the Civil War. A favorite of Confederate soldiers, it was also imported by the Union to keep up with the demand for rifles.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- U.S. Military Service Institute
- 1862
- associated date
- 1862
- ID Number
- AF.32777
- catalog number
- 32777
- accession number
- 69413
- Object Name
- rifle
- rifle musket, percussion
- Other Terms
- rifle; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .577 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa
- Measurements
- overall, rifle: 54 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in; 139.065 cm x 6.0325 cm
- place made
- United Kingdom
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Firearms
- related event
- Civil War
- Record ID
- nmah_414637
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-0e4f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
