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
Model 1842 musket → successor → Model 1855 rifle-musket ⓘ
linked to: Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket
Maynard tape primer system → usedOn → U.S. Model 1855 rifle-musket ⓘ
linked to: Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle-musket