Spencer Repeating Rifle used by Abraham Lincoln

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Spencer Repeating Rifle used by Lincoln
Spencer Repeating Rifle used by Lincoln
Description (Brief):

The Spencer repeating rifle took a magazine in the stock holding seven metallic cartridges. The trigger guard was a lever that loaded cartridges and ejected spent shells. This particular rifle was used by Abraham Lincoln for target practice at the White House. The rifle was borrowed from the Navy Department and was fired in the "White Lot."

Date Made: ca 1862

Associated Person: Lincoln, AbrahamMaker: Spencer Repeating Arms Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

Subject: FirearmsRelated Event: Civil War

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See more items in: Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military, Civil War, Military

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.297603.3Accession Number: 297603Catalog Number: 297603.3Serial Number: 9753

Object Name: rifle

Measurements: overall: 47 1/4 in; 120.015 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-94de-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1199105

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