Object Details
- commissioner
- Dahlgren, John A.
- Whitney Arms Company
- Description (Brief)
- The Whitney 1861 Navy Rifle, also known as the Plymouth or Whitney-Plymouth was designed from the recommendations of Captain John A. Dahlgren, the famous Navy Ordnance officer. The .69 caliber muzzle loading rifle was developed and tested on board Dahlgren's ship, the U.S.S. Plymouth, 1856-1858. The Whitney Arms Company supplied the U.S. Navy with about ten thousand Plymouths.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1863
- ID Number
- AF.256986
- catalog number
- 256986
- accession number
- 50774
- serial number
- 4231
- Object Name
- rifle
- rifle, percussion
- Other Terms
- rifle; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .68 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa
- Measurements
- overall: 50 in x 2 3/4 in; 127 cm x 6.985 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
- related event
- Civil War
- Record ID
- nmah_417307
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-9a55-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
