The Price of Freedom: Americans at War Home Collection Search

Object Record
    New Search
M1842 Harpers Ferry Rifle
Armed Forces History, Division of History of Technology, National Museum of American History
View this object in context

M1842 Harpers Ferry Rifle

Catalog #: 273343    Accession #: 54537
Credit: Division of Military History and Diplomacy, National Museum of American History

Dimensions / Weight

Dimensions: 6" H x 58.25" W x 2.5" D

Physical Description

United States M1842 Harpers Ferry musket, .69 caliber.

Specific History

The Model 1842 Harpers Ferry percussion musket had a smoothbore barrel. After the adoption of the .58-caliber minie bullet in 1855, musket barrels were rifled.

Keywords

Country: United States
State: Virginia
War: Civil War
Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Behring Center Printable ScriptVisit the MuseumEducationCredits