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.58 caliber Tower enfield percussion rifle

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Basic ID	Rifle, .58 caliber Tower enfield percussion rifle, 1862. Walnut, brass and steel. Enland. Chicago History Museum purchase, Charles F. Gunther Collection. 1920.1350
Title	.58 caliber Tower enfield percussion rifle
Place of Origin	England
Date	1862
Physical Description	The large hammer, rifled round barrel, octagonal, at tang, lockplate, two stock bands, lanyard ring, swivel ramrod, butt plate are of steel. The stock cap and trigger guard are made of brass. It has a full length medium stained walnut wood stock. Stamped on lockplate is "Tower/1862 and an English crown mark". It also has a permanently attached swivel ramrod at muzzle mouth.
Materials/Techniques	walnut (wood) brass (alloy) steel
Dimensions	Length: (36.5 in); Length: (21 in)
Marks	Stamped underneath in block letters "R. Woodard/Sons". Stamped on lockplate is "Tower/1862" and an English crown.
Curatorial Statement	Both the Union and Confederate Armies used this type of Enfield carbine during the Civil War.
Classification	weapons
Object Types	carbines rifles (long guns)
Related Terms	armed forces armies civil wars Civil War, 1861-1865
Credit Line	Purchased by the Society
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Copyright Notice	© Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2014, all rights reserved.
Exhibition History	Lincoln’s Undying Words. Chicago History Museum. (2016/4/9 - 2017/2/20)
Object Number	1920.1350
Image File Name	ICHi-52649; ICHi-52650; ICHi-52651; ICHi-52652
Language	English
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038
Collection Name	Museum Collection
Research Inquiry	http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research
Licensing Inquiry	https://www.chicagohistory.org/rights-reproductions/

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Title	i52649
Copyright Notice	© Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2014, all rights reserved.
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

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