Richmond Armory Musket
date: label: date made
content: 1863
label: associated date
content: 1863
name: label: maker
content: Richmond Armory
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Virginia, Richmond
label: place made
content: United States: Confederate States of America
topic: label: Subject
content: Firearms
label: related event
content: Civil War
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Civil War
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content: Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.32782
label: catalog number
content: 32782
label: accession number
content: 69413
objectType: label: Object Name
content: rifle
label: Object Name
content: rifle musket, percussion
label: Other Terms
content: rifle; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .58 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall, musket: 56 in x 2 3/8 in; 142.24 cm x 6.0325 cm