Cook & Brother Rifle

Description (Brief):

Ferdinand and Francis Cook were Englishmen who produced Enfield type firearms in New Orleans at the beginning of the Civil War. When New Orleans fell to the Union Navy in 1862 they relocated to Athens, GA and continued to produce rifles, musketoons and carbines for the Confederacy. This .58 caliber Infantry rifle closely resembles a P1858 Enfield rifle.

Date Made: 1864Associated Date: 1864

Maker: Cook and Brother

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Georgia, AthensUnited States: Confederate States of America

Subject: FirearmsRelated Event: Civil War

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Credit Line: Navy Department

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.257062Catalog Number: 257062Serial Number: 5620Accession Number: 50774

Object Name: riflerifle, percussionOther Terms: rifle; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .60 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa

Measurements: overall: 48 1/2 in; 123.19 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-1764-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_417338

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