Object Details
- Richmond Armory
- Description (Brief)
- Virginia seized the equipment used for making Model 1855 Rifle Muskets at Harpers Ferry when she seceded from the Union in 1861. The machinery was moved to Richmond where this rifle musket was made. The Model 1855 patterns account for the hump shape of the lockplate.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1863
- associated date
- 1863
- ID Number
- AF.32782
- catalog number
- 32782
- accession number
- 69413
- Object Name
- rifle
- rifle musket, percussion
- Other Terms
- rifle; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .58 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa
- Measurements
- overall, musket: 56 in x 2 3/8 in; 142.24 cm x 6.0325 cm
- place made
- United States: Virginia, Richmond
- United States: Confederate States of America
- 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_414640
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-03ee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
