Musket, Lorenz Rifle

 
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Musket, Lorenz Rifle
Musket, Lorenz Rifle
Musket, Lorenz Rifle

Musket, Lorenz Rifle

Object number1982.013.00
Dateca 1861
MediumWood, Metal
Dimensions52 5/8 in. (133.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
    DescriptionLorenz rifle musket model 1854. Percussion, muzzleloader, cal. .54, rifled. Butt-plate, trigger guard, and barrel bands are brass over steel.

    The 46th Regt. Inf. U.S.C.T. (Arkansas Colored Troops) were issued the Lorenz Rifle muskets during the Civil War. This regiment was originally called the 1st Arkansas Infantry, African Descent.
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