On View
Slavery and Freedom Gallery
Exhibition
Slavery and Freedom
Manufactured by
WM. Muir & Co., American, 1860 - 1867
Date
ca.1863
Medium
walnut, steel and brass (alloy)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 56 5/16 × 8 1/4 × 7 1/16 in. (143 × 21 × 18 cm)
Description
A U.S. Model 1861 .58 caliber rifle musket produced by William Muir & Company for use by the Army and Marine Corps during the American Civil War. The rifle is constructed of a walnut stock, steel barrel, barrel bands, front and rear sights, stored ramrod and fittings. The barrel bands are engraved with a “U” on their undersides. The top of the barrel bear the hammer bears a dated engraving, “1863”, parallel (on the barrel’s proper left) to which are manufacturer proof marks “V/P”. A “47 / 50” is stamped along the proper left stock parallel to the barrel’s date and proof marks. A “58” is stamped along the top of the breech, adjacent to the hammer. The proper right lock plate features an engraved eagle and manufacturer’s identification: [U.S. / WM MUIR & CO. / WINDSOR LOCKS,CT.]. Close to the butt screw, at edge of its extended plate, is a “US” engraving. The year “1873” is engraved along the stock near the butt.
Place made
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Weapons and Ammunition
Type
muskets
rifles (long guns)
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
2018.116.7
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e873228-89c3-42e0-a44c-9550db6c1c4e

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