Model 1861 U.S. Rifle Musket
date: label: date made
content: 1862
label: associated date
content: 1862
name: label: maker
content: Springfield Armory
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The Model 1861 Rifle Musket was the standard issue infantry arm used throughout the Civil War. A soldier attached an infantry cap badge to the stock of this particular rifle. Originally made by the Springfield Armory, the U.S. government contracted with twenty private firms to meet the war time demand for rifles. It is estimated that about one million Model 1861–type rifle muskets were manufactured during the war.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Firearms
label: Subject
content: Civil War
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.20402
label: catalog number
content: 20402
label: accession number
content: 63242
objectType: label: Object Name
content: rifle
label: Object Name
content: rifle musket
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, musket: 56 in x 2 1/2 in; 142.24 cm x 6.35 cm