Object Details
- Springfield Armory
- Description (Brief)
- The Model 1861 Rifle Musket was the standard issue infantry arm used throughout the Civil War. A soldier attached an infantry cap badge to the stock of this particular rifle. Originally made by the Springfield Armory, the U.S. government contracted with twenty private firms to meet the war time demand for rifles. It is estimated that about one million Model 1861–type rifle muskets were manufactured during the war.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1862
- associated date
- 1862
- ID Number
- AF.20402
- catalog number
- 20402
- accession number
- 63242
- Object Name
- rifle
- rifle musket
- rifle musket, percussion
- Other Terms
- rifle; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .58 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa
- Measurements
- overall, musket: 56 in x 2 1/2 in; 142.24 cm x 6.35 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Firearms
- Civil War
- related event
- Civil War
- Record ID
- nmah_414389
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-d40c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
