Artist/Maker
Springfield Armory
(active 1777 - 1968)
Model 1863 U.S. Percussion Rifle Musket, Type II
1864
Place madeSpringfield, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Wood, steel, iron
Overall: 55 3/4 in. ( 141.6 cm )
Part (barrel): 40 in. (101.6 cm)
Part (barrel): 40 in. (101.6 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Dr. James H. MacIvor
1944.106
The Model 1861 and 1863 Springfield rifle muskets were the standard infantry weapons of the Civil War.
DescriptionWood, steel, and iron percussion rifle musket; iron furniture; tulip-head steel ramrod; band retaining springs mounted on stock; stamped marks at center and tail of lock plate, barrel bands, and tang of butt plate; stamped proofs at breech end of barrel.Markingsstamped: center lock plate: "U.S./SPRINGFIELD" (eagle to left of mark); tail: "1864"
stamped: barrel: "V/P/eagle head" (barrel proofs)
stamped: butt plate tang: "US"; barrel bands: "U"
ClassificationsMILITARY TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: FIREARM
