Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- Springfield Armory developed the Model 1855 Percussion Pistol-Carbine for use as a pistol on horseback, or as a carbine on foot. The .58 caliber muzzle loader featured an attachable shoulder stock and a Maynard tape primer. During the same time period, the development of Colt revolvers made the Pistol-Carbine obsolete.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Springfield Armory
- date made
- 1855
- associated date
- 1855
- Credit Line
- Ralph G. Packard
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/4 in x 28 1/2 in x 8 3/8 in; 5.715 cm x 72.39 cm x 21.2725 cm
- Object Name
- pistol-carbine
- pistol-carbine, percussion
- Other Terms
- pistol-carbine; Firearms; Tape Prime; .65 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
