On View
Slavery and Freedom Gallery
Exhibition
Slavery and Freedom
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Designed by
Lorenz, Joseph, Austrian
Subject of
Root, Elias, American, 1806 - 1880
110th New York Volunteer Infantry, American, 1862 - 1865
Date
1854
Medium
beech, walnut, brass (alloy) and metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 44 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (113 × 16.5 × 3.8 cm)
Description
An Austrian Model 1854 .54 caliber Lorenz rifle constructed of primarily of a beech stock; steel barrel, breech ramrod; and brass butt plate and other fittings. The oxidized barrel features a front sight, stored ramrod, barrel bands, and shorted front stock. The proper left lock plate is missing. There are various markings throughout; the largest engraving was added post-manufacture and constitutes the entire proper right stock: [CAPTURED AT PORT HUDSON LA. / JUNE 13, 1863 / PRESENTED TO HON. ELIAS ROOT / BY THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF / 110 N.Y.V. Co I]. The proper right lock plate, parallel to the hammer, shows an engraving “860”. A “26” is painted in a square on the proper left of the stock. There is a long split in the stock’s wood from the butt, and areas of wood replacement closest to the butt, where an oxidized plate features the engraving of “C S” below a stock screw. An off-white auction tag identifying the rifle and lot number, is tied by string to the trigger guard.
Place used
Port Hudson, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Weapons and Ammunition
Type
rifles (long guns)
Topic
American South
Military
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2018.116.6
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e3927724-ee09-4f7c-b39d-9afde2ded3f6

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