U.S. Model 1861 rifle musket by WM. Muir & Co.
date: label: Date
content: ca.1863
name: label: Manufactured by
content: WM. Muir & Co., American, 1860 - 1867
notes: label: Description
content: A U.S. Model 1861 .58 caliber rifle musket produced by William Muir & Company for use by the Army and Marine Corps during the American Civil War. The rifle is constructed of a walnut stock, steel barrel, barrel bands, front and rear sights, stored ramrod and fittings. The barrel bands are engraved with a “U” on their undersides. The top of the barrel bear the hammer bears a dated engraving, “1863”, parallel (on the barrel’s proper left) to which are manufacturer proof marks “V/P”. A “47 / 50” is stamped along the proper left stock parallel to the barrel’s date and proof marks. A “58” is stamped along the top of the breech, adjacent to the hammer. The proper right lock plate features an engraved eagle and manufacturer’s identification: [U.S. / WM MUIR & CO. / WINDSOR LOCKS,CT.]. Close to the butt screw, at edge of its extended plate, is a “US” engraving. The year “1873” is engraved along the stock near the butt.
place: label: Place made
content: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Weapons and Ammunition
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.116.7
objectType: label: Type
content: muskets
label: Type
content: rifles (long guns)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: walnut, steel and brass (alloy)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 56 5/16 × 8 1/4 × 7 1/16 in. (143 × 21 × 18 cm)