Musket, 1838 Harper's Ferry

 
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Musket, 1838 Harper's Ferry
Musket, 1838 Harper's Ferry
Musket, 1838 Harper's Ferry
Musket, 1838 Harper's Ferry

Musket, 1838 Harper's Ferry

Object number2001.006.31
Date1838
MediumWood, metal
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 x 57 3/4 in. (11.1 x 146.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
    Description1838 Harpers Ferry smoothbore musket model 1816 - converted for use in the Civil War.
    Model 1816 U.S. Flintlock Muscket made by Hapers Ferry. 69 caliber. Single shot muzzleloader. 42" round barrel; secured by three barrel bands. Iron mountings. Metal parts finished bright, or browned, or combination; the lockplate casehardened. Steel ramrod with button shaped head. Bayonet lug on top of barrel muzzle. Walnut stock, featuring a quite low, almost eliminated comb. Lockplate marked: "HARPERS/FERRY/1838," vertically behind hammer. Foward of hammer an American eagle motif above "US" . Barrel marked at breech, "P/V".
    This weapon is stamped "AR" on the stock.
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    Not on view
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