Richmond Carbine
date: label: date made
content: 1863
label: associated date
content: 1863
name: label: maker
content: Richmond Armory
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This .58-caliber carbine was manufactured at the Richmond Armory in 1863. Virginia seized the equipment used for making Model 1855 Rifle Muskets at Harpers Ferry when she seceeded from the Union in 1861. The Model 1855 patterns account for the hump shape of the lockplate.
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
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
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.32709
label: catalog number
content: 32709
label: accession number
content: 69413
objectType: label: Object Name
content: carbine
label: Other Terms
content: carbine; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .59 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 58 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 15.24 cm x 148.59 cm x 6.35 cm