Navy "Whitney-Plymouth" Percussion Rifle
Navy "Whitney-Plymouth" Percussion Rifle
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- Description (Brief)
- The Whitney 1861 Navy Rifle, also known as the Plymouth or Whitney-Plymouth was designed from the recommendations of Captain John A. Dahlgren, the famous Navy Ordnance officer. The.69 caliber muzzle loading rifle was developed and tested on board Dahlgren's ship, the U.S.S. Plymouth, 1856-1858. The Whitney Arms Company supplied the U.S. Navy with about ten thousand Plymouths.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- rifle
- rifle, percussion
- Other Terms
- rifle; Firearms; Percussion Fire;.68 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; Sa
- date made
- 1863
- commissioner
- Dahlgren, John A.
- maker
- Whitney Arms Company
- place made
- United States
- Measurements
- overall: 50 in x 2 3/4 in; 127 cm x 6.985 cm
- ID Number
- AF.256986
- catalog number
- 256986
- accession number
- 50774
- serial number
- 4231
- subject
- Firearms
- Civil War
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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