Model 1855 Percussion Pistol-Carbine
date: label: date made
content: 1855
label: associated date
content: 1855
name: label: maker
content: Springfield Armory
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Springfield Armory developed the Model 1855 Percussion Pistol-Carbine for use as a pistol on horseback, or as a carbine on foot. The .58 caliber muzzle loader featured an attachable shoulder stock and a Maynard tape primer. During the same time period, the development of Colt revolvers made the Pistol-Carbine obsolete.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph G. Packard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.43565
label: catalog number
content: 43565
label: accession number
content: 164794
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pistol-carbine
label: Object Name
content: pistol-carbine, percussion
label: Other Terms
content: pistol-carbine; Firearms; Tape Prime; .65 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/4 in x 28 1/2 in x 8 3/8 in; 5.715 cm x 72.39 cm x 21.2725 cm