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Object Name |
Rifle |
Other Name |
1861 Tower/Enfield |
Object Number |
1914.24.4 |
Collection |
Rutherford B. Hayes |
Description |
1861 Tower rifle, muzzle loader ( Pattern 1853 Enfield rifled musket); medium brown wood stock approx 130.7 cm long; brass cap on barrel in of stock; brass butt plate has two screws to secure at back, and plate wraps upward to top of stock with an additional screw to secure; carved groove in bottom of stock under barrel to accommodate ramrod; stock held to barrel by two metal clasps each secured by an exposed metal screw on underside of stock and also secured by single screw at base end of barrel next to hammer; barrel is black and approx 99.4 cm long; barrel has small notched foresight and a manually elevated rear sight; hammer is secured to rifle by way of lock plate on right hand side of stock; lock plate secured by four nails on that side as well as two large screws on opposite side; trigger guard is brass and one piece, secured by two screws on backside; trigger is black metal, like barrel; front part of trigger guard has black metal clasp screwed to front of guard for attaching a gun sling; engravings: lock plate has a British Crest to the left of the hammer and "1861// TOWER" to the right; at the barrel base to the left of the hammer, there are three engravings that appear to have been scratched out with a sharp object, rendering them unreadable; |
Date |
1853 |
Year Range from |
1853 |
Dimensions |
L-54.921 inches |
Material |
steel; wood; |
Event |
Civil War |
Made |
Tower/Enfield |
Provenance |
1861 Tower rifle also known as a pattern 1853 Enfield rifled musket. It is probably the one carried by Henry K. Wise, Company A, 23rd OVI during the Civil War. |
People |
Wise, Henry K. |
Search Terms |
1861 Tower percussion England Enfield Pattern 1853 Henry K. Wise 23rd OVI Civil War |