Kent State Rifle
date: label: associated dates
content: 1970-05-04
name: label: user
content: Ohio National Guard
label: maker
content: Springfield Armory
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: United States M-1 rifle.
label: Description
content: Specific History
label: Description
content: This is one of the rifles used by the National Guardsmen at Kent State, Ohio on 4 May 1970.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: Kent State University came into the international spotlight on 4 May 1970. During a protest by students against the Vietnam War, a contingent of 28 Ohio National Guardsmen fired for 13 seconds. The rifle fire left four students dead, one permanently paralyzed, and eight others wounded. Many of the students were walking to and from class. Not every student was involved in the demonstration. The closest student wounded was 30 yards away from the Guard, while the farthest was almost 250 yards away.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Springfield
label: used
content: United States: Ohio, Kent
topic: label: related event
content: Vietnam War
label: related event
content: Postwar United States
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: U.S. Department of Defense. Ohio National Guard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0381.10
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0381.10
label: accession number
content: 1987.0381
label: serial number
content: 2646119
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Rifle
label: Other Terms
content: Rifle; Firearms; 7.62 X 63Mm
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 111.3 cm; x 43 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: barrel length: 60.7 cm; x 23 7/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 43 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 15.24 cm x 110.49 cm x 8.89 cm