Colt Model 1861/1863 Special Percussion Rifle Musket

Date Made: 1863

Maker: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

Subject: Firearms

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.272953Catalog Number: 272953Accession Number: 54205Maker Number: D1863

Object Name: musketrifle musket, percussionOther Terms: musket; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .58 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa

Measurements: overall: 56 1/2 in x 2 3/4 in; 143.51 cm x 6.985 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-1ada-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_417405

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