Model 1842 musket

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The Model 1842 musket was a mid-19th-century U.S. military smoothbore firearm notable as one of the last standard-issue muskets before the widespread adoption of rifled muskets.

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Model 1842 musket canonical 1
U.S. Model 1842 Musket 1

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instanceOf 19th-century infantry weapon ⓘ
U.S. military firearm ⓘ
smoothbore musket ⓘ
alsoKnownAs U.S. Model 1842 Musket ⓘ
linked to: Model 1842 musket
barrelLength approximately 42 inches ⓘ
bayonetType socket bayonet ⓘ
boreType smoothbore ⓘ
caliber .69 inch ⓘ
category black-powder firearm ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designedFor line infantry tactics ⓘ
designedInDecade 1840s ⓘ
firingMode single-shot ⓘ
historicalSignificance transition weapon between flintlock muskets and rifled percussion arms ⓘ
widely used at the beginning of the American Civil War ⓘ
ignitionSystem percussion cap ⓘ
introducedInYear 1842 ⓘ
loadingMechanism muzzle-loading ⓘ
lockType percussion lock ⓘ
manufacturedBy Harpers Ferry Armory ⓘ
Springfield Armory ⓘ
maximumEffectiveRange about 200 yards ⓘ
notableFeature first U.S. musket fully produced with interchangeable parts ⓘ
one of the last standard-issue smoothbore muskets in U.S. service ⓘ
overallLength approximately 58 inches ⓘ
predecessor Model 1816 musket ⓘ
primaryMaterial steel barrel ⓘ
walnut stock ⓘ
productionPeriod 1840s ⓘ
propellant black powder ⓘ
rateOfFire 2 to 3 rounds per minute ⓘ
sightType simple front sight ⓘ
standardAmmunition buck-and-ball load ⓘ
paper cartridge ⓘ
round ball ⓘ
standardIssueFor U.S. infantry ⓘ
linked to: Infantry Branch
successor Model 1855 rifle-musket ⓘ
Model 1861 Springfield rifle-musket ⓘ
tacticalUse bayonet charges ⓘ
volley fire ⓘ
typicalEffectiveRange about 100 yards ⓘ
usedBy United States Army ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
usedInConflict American Civil War ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ
usedIntoDecade 1860s ⓘ
weightUnloaded approximately 10 pounds ⓘ

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Model 1842 musket → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Model 1842 Musket ⓘ
linked to: Model 1842 musket