Spencer Repeating Rifle used by Abraham Lincoln

National Museum of American History

Object Details

associated person
Lincoln, Abraham
Spencer Repeating Arms Company
Description (Brief)
The Spencer repeating rifle took a magazine in the stock holding seven metallic cartridges. The trigger guard was a lever that loaded cartridges and ejected spent shells. This particular rifle was used by Abraham Lincoln for target practice at the White House. The rifle was borrowed from the Navy Department and was fired in the "White Lot."
Location
Currently not on view
ca 1862
ID Number
AF.297603.3
accession number
297603
catalog number
297603.3
serial number
9753
Object Name
rifle
Measurements
overall: 47 1/4 in; 120.015 cm
place made
United States
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
Civil War
Military
National Museum of American History
Subject
Firearms
related event
Civil War
Record ID
nmah_1199105
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-94de-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Spencer Repeating Rifle used by Lincoln
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