Model 1864 Burnside Carbine

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Burnside Carbine
Burnside Carbine

Object Details

patentee

Burnside, Ambrose E.

maker

Burnside Rifle Company

Description (Brief)

This .54 caliber breech-loading carbine was designed in the 1850s by Ambrose E. Burnside who became a Major General in the Civil War. It fired cartridges with copper or foil casings. The Union purchased over 55,000 of them for use by cavalry.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1863

ID Number

AF.209405

catalog number

209405

accession number

37586

serial number

17107

Object Name

carbine

carbine, percussion

Other Terms

carbine; Firearms; P :; .54 In; Rifled; 09; 03

Measurements

overall, carbine: 39 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 100.33 cm x 5.715 cm

place made

United States

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military

Civil War

Military

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Firearms

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