Model 1854 Lorenz rifle
date: label: Date
content: 1854
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Designed by
content: Joseph Lorenz, Austrian
label: Subject of
content: Elias Root, American, 1806 - 1880
label: Subject of
content: 110th New York Volunteer Infantry, American, 1862 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: An Austrian Model 1854 .54 caliber Lorenz rifle constructed of primarily of a beech stock; steel barrel, breech ramrod; and brass butt plate and other fittings. The oxidized barrel features a front sight, stored ramrod, barrel bands, and shorted front stock. The proper left lock plate is missing. There are various markings throughout; the largest engraving was added post-manufacture and constitutes the entire proper right stock: [CAPTURED AT PORT HUDSON LA. / JUNE 13, 1863 / PRESENTED TO HON. ELIAS ROOT / BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF / 110 N.Y.V. Co I]. The proper right lock plate, parallel to the hammer, shows an engraving “860”. A “26” is painted in a square on the proper left of the stock. There is a long split in the stock’s wood from the butt, and areas of wood replacement closest to the butt, where an oxidized plate features the engraving of “C S” below a stock screw. An off-white auction tag identifying the rifle and lot number, is tied by string to the trigger guard.
place: label: Place used
content: Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
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: 2018.116.6
objectType: 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: beech, walnut, brass (alloy) and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 44 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (113 × 16.5 × 3.8 cm)