Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket

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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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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
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 U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army

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 U.S. Army infantry
linked to: Infantry Branch
stockMaterial walnut
successor Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket
typicalBarrelLength about 40 inches
usedBy Confederate forces
Union forces
usedInConflict American Civil War
Bleeding Kansas
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

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United States federal armory at Harpers Ferry notableProduct Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket
Springfield Model 1861 rifle-musket predecessor Springfield Model 1855 rifle-musket
linked to: Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket
Harpers Ferry Armory notableProduct Model 1855 rifle-musket
linked to: Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket