On View
Military History Gallery
Exhibition
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
Manufactured by
Birmingham Small Arms Company, British, 1861 - 1973
B. Woodward & Sons, British, 1839 - 1883
Owned by
Denning, Walter, 1843 - 1930
Subject of
26th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops, American, 1864 - 1865
Date
1863
Medium
metal, wood
Dimensions
8 × 2 1/2 × 55 1/4 in. (20.3 × 6.4 × 140.3 cm)
Description
A "Tower"-type Enfield rifle-musket, model 1853, made of metal and wood. The musket has attached metal butt plate at the end of the stock. The butt has an engraved proofing mark on PR side. Proof is in the middle near the end of the stock. To the right of the mark is additional text engraved in the butt [K 61]. On the bottom of the stock, approximately 2.5 inches from the buttplate, [B.WOODWARD&SONS] is stamped into the wood. Engraved into the lock plate on PR side is engraved date and text [1863/TOWER]. Engraving is below the hammer. There is a crown emblem stamped into the lock plate to the left of the hammer pivot. Engraved on the barrel on the PL side between the hammer and the sight are the proof marks and bore gauge number. The gauge number is 25 and appears twice, flanked and separated by the provisional proof, view mark, and definitive proof. Musket includes ram rod and collapsable sight. Also included is a swivle near the trigger meant to accomodate a detachable sling.
Classification
Weapons and Ammunition
Type
muskets
Topic
Military
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.29.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5198a70e0-312f-438e-ba6a-4ae6482fea27

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