Manufactured by
Springfield Armory, American, 1777 - 1968
Date
1847
Medium
walnut, brass (alloy) and steel
Dimensions
H x W x D (a): 58 × 6 7/8 × 4 3/16 in. (147.3 × 17.5 × 10.7 cm)
H x W x D (b): 20 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 7/8 in. (52.5 × 8.2 × 2.3 cm)
Description
A U.S. Model 1842 .70 caliber musket (a) and bayonet (b) manufactured by Springfield Armory, circa 1847. The musket features a dark walnut stock, steel barrel and detached bayonet, muzzle, front right, stored ramrod, barrel bands and other steel fittings. The bayonet (b) is engraved with “US” on its inside below the blade. On the proper right lock plate is engraved “SPRINGFIELD 1847” and an eagle with “US” beneath it. Proof marks “V / P” are engraved on the proper left side of the breech. The rusting butt plate is with “US” engraved near a stock screw.
Place made
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Weapons and Ammunition
Type
bayonets
muskets
Topic
Military
U.S. History, 1815-1861
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2018.116.5ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53fa63bf4-5093-4671-a9f0-af84dea78bd8

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