Harpers Ferry 1853 Rifle with Merrill Alteration
Object Details
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- U.S. War Department. Bureau of Ordnance
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- ca 1861
- associated date
- 1853
- ID Number
- AF.222324
- catalog number
- 222324
- maker
- Merrill, James H.
- Object Name
- rifle
- rifle, percussion
- Other Terms
- rifle; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .69 In; Rifled; 05; 03
- Measurements
- overall: 58 1/2 in x 3 in; 148.59 cm x 7.62 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Subject
- Firearms
- Record ID
- nmah_416685
