Rifle

Name/Title

Rifle

Description

Civil War period muzzle loader; wood stock; trigger guard hammer assembly screwed on; has single metal band around barrel; metal ramrod; percussion cap firing; metal butt plate screwed on; top of butt plate stamped "US". Stamped near hammer is 'US SPRINGFIELD" Stamped on breech plate behind hammer is "1864" According to old collection records was carried by Abe McKinney during the Civil War.

Collection

M/M Elmer Snepp

Acquisition

Accession

1983.004

Source or Donor

Snepp, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

1864

Notes

Early Date: 1864

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 15, 2000

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

McKinney

Person or Organization

Abraham McKinney

Create Date

December 15, 2000

Update Date

November 19, 2025