Model 1863 Rifle Musket
date: label: date made
content: 1863
label: associated date
content: 1863
name: label: maker
content: Springfield Armory
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Produced at the Springfield Armory the .58 caliber Model 1863 Rifle Musket included several improvements on the Model 1861 including the elimination of the clean-out screw in the bolster just under the nipple, and the use of split type barrel bands with elimination of barrel band springs.
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.NM404
label: catalog number
content: NM404
label: accession number
content: 319944
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: 56 in; 142.24 cm