Musket
- Object Name:
- Musket
- Object ID:
- 1975.534
- Creator:
- Springfield Armory
Gunsmith - Place of Origin:
- Springfield, MA
- Date:
- 1864
- Description:
- Rifle-musket; U.S. Springfield Rifle-Musket, Model 1863, Type II; .58 caliber; 46" rounded barrel fastened to forestock by two iron bands; muzzle-loading with brass handled ramrod stored on underside of forestock; iron furniture includes: barrel, percussion lock, trigger guard, two sling swivels, inward curved butt plate with 2" butt tang, barrel bands and ramrod; "U.S. / SPRINGFIELD" stamped to the front of the hammer on right side lockplate; "1864" stamped to the rear of the hammer on right side lockplate; spread eagle motif stamped on right side lockplate and right side bolster; "US" stamped on 2" butt tang; "V / P" and eagle head proofmarks stamped on upper left barrel flat; missing rear sight; "FG" carved into right side buttstock.
- Material:
- Wood
Iron
Brass
Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- L-46 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in the collection of the New Hampshire Historical Society.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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