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- Colt Revolver, circa 1856 -
- circa 1856
- Collections - Artifact
Colt Revolver, circa 1856
- Gunstock, 1805-1855 -
- 1805-1855
- Collections - Artifact
Gunstock, 1805-1855
- Matchlock Musket, circa 1580 -
- circa 1580
- Collections - Artifact
Matchlock Musket, circa 1580
- Double-Barrel Flintlock Shotgun, 1740-1760 -
- 1740-1760
- Collections - Artifact
Double-Barrel Flintlock Shotgun, 1740-1760
- Flintlock Rifle, circa 1725 -
- circa 1725
- Collections - Artifact
Flintlock Rifle, circa 1725
- U.S. Army Model 1862 Percussion Signal Pistol, circa 1862 - In 1859, inventor and entrepreneur Martha Coston was granted a patent for her pyrotechnic night signal and code system. During the Civil War, Coston's flares allowed ships in the Union Navy to effectively communicate with each other at night, strengthening military coordination. New York gun manufacturer William Marston produced this signal pistol to exclusively fire Coston's multiple colored signal flare.
- circa 1862
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Army Model 1862 Percussion Signal Pistol, circa 1862
In 1859, inventor and entrepreneur Martha Coston was granted a patent for her pyrotechnic night signal and code system. During the Civil War, Coston's flares allowed ships in the Union Navy to effectively communicate with each other at night, strengthening military coordination. New York gun manufacturer William Marston produced this signal pistol to exclusively fire Coston's multiple colored signal flare.
- Henry Repeating Rifle, circa 1865 - Designed by Benjamin Tyler Henry in 1860, the Henry Repeating Rifle was a major advancement in the repeating rifle. With a new bolt, firing pin and ammunition, it was much faster and more reliable than earlier repeaters. It gained fame during the Civil War, with more than 10,000 in use. The rifle was the basis for the 1866 Winchester Repeating Rifle.
- circa 1865
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Henry Repeating Rifle, circa 1865
Designed by Benjamin Tyler Henry in 1860, the Henry Repeating Rifle was a major advancement in the repeating rifle. With a new bolt, firing pin and ammunition, it was much faster and more reliable than earlier repeaters. It gained fame during the Civil War, with more than 10,000 in use. The rifle was the basis for the 1866 Winchester Repeating Rifle.
- Confederate Richmond Rifle-Musket, 1864 - During the Civil War, the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, was also a center of arms manufacture for the South. At Richmond's armory, workmen made rifles like this one on machinery taken from the United States armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. This captured machinery turned out near-copies of the U.S.-model rifles made in the Federal armories in the North.
- 1864
- Collections - Artifact
Confederate Richmond Rifle-Musket, 1864
During the Civil War, the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, was also a center of arms manufacture for the South. At Richmond's armory, workmen made rifles like this one on machinery taken from the United States armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. This captured machinery turned out near-copies of the U.S.-model rifles made in the Federal armories in the North.
- Flintlock Musket, circa 1760 -
- circa 1760
- Collections - Artifact
Flintlock Musket, circa 1760
- Colt-Paterson Ring-Lever Percussion Repeating Rifle, Type I, 1837-1838 -
- 1837-1838
- Collections - Artifact
Colt-Paterson Ring-Lever Percussion Repeating Rifle, Type I, 1837-1838