Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- licensee
- Enfield
- maker
- London Armoury Company
- date made
- 1862
- associated date
- 1862
- Credit Line
- U.S. Military Service Institute
- Measurements
- overall, rifle: 54 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in; 139.065 cm x 6.0325 cm
- Object Name
- rifle
- rifle musket, percussion
- Other Terms
- rifle; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .577 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa
