British Pattern 1853 Rifle
date: label: date made
content: 1862
label: associated date
content: 1862
name: label: licensee
content: Enfield
label: maker
content: London Armoury Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The .577 caliber British Pattern 1853 Rifle-Musket was the second most widely used firearm of the Civil War. A favorite of Confederate soldiers, it was also imported by the Union to keep up with the demand for rifles.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom
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: U.S. Military Service Institute
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.32777
label: catalog number
content: 32777
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; .577 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall, rifle: 54 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in; 139.065 cm x 6.0325 cm