Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket

E271554

military long gun percussion firearm rifle-musket

The Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket was a .58 caliber, percussion, rifled long arm used by the U.S. military in the mid-19th century and is notable as an early standard-issue American rifled musket.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket canonical	1
Model 1855 rifle-musket	1
Springfield Model 1855 rifle-musket	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military long gun ⓘ percussion firearm ⓘ rifle-musket ⓘ
action	percussion lock ⓘ
ammunition	.58 Minié ball ⓘ
barrelType	rifled barrel ⓘ
bayonetType	socket bayonet ⓘ
caliber	.58 caliber ⓘ
category	19th-century military firearm ⓘ black-powder muzzleloader ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	.58 caliber Minié ball ammunition ⓘ mass production at U.S. armories ⓘ
era	pre-Civil War United States ⓘ
firingRate	about 2 to 3 rounds per minute ⓘ
firingSystemFeature	Maynard tape primer system ⓘ
hasFeature	socket bayonet lug ⓘ three-band barrel configuration ⓘ
historicalSignificance	transition from smoothbore muskets to rifled muskets in U.S. service ⓘ
intendedUser	United States Army ⓘ surface form: U.S. Army United States militia forces ⓘ surface form: U.S. militia units
loadingMethod	muzzle-loading ⓘ
lockType	side-hammer percussion lock ⓘ
manufacturer	Harpers Ferry Armory ⓘ Springfield Armory ⓘ
material	iron fittings ⓘ steel barrel ⓘ
namedAfter	Harpers Ferry Armory ⓘ
notableAs	early standard-issue American rifled musket ⓘ
overallLength	about 56 inches ⓘ
primaryUse	infantry weapon ⓘ
propellant	black powder ⓘ
replaced	Model 1842 musket ⓘ
serviceEntry	1855 ⓘ
servicePeriod	mid-19th century ⓘ
sightType	iron sights ⓘ
standardIssueFor	Infantry Branch ⓘ surface form: U.S. Army infantry
stockMaterial	walnut ⓘ
successor	Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket ⓘ
typicalBarrelLength	about 40 inches ⓘ
usedBy	Confederate States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: Confederate forces Union forces ⓘ
usedInConflict	American Civil War ⓘ Bleeding Kansas crisis ⓘ surface form: Bleeding Kansas John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States federal armory (historical) → notableProduct → Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket ⓘ

subject surface form: United States federal armory at Harpers Ferry

Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket → predecessor → Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Springfield Model 1855 rifle-musket

Harpers Ferry Armory → notableProduct → Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket ⓘ

this entity surface form: Model 1855 rifle-musket