Burnside .54 Cal Rifle

Firearm

Hancock Historical Museum

Name/Title

Burnside .54 Cal Rifle

Entry/Object ID

81.054.044

Description

Burnside Rifle Co, Providence, RI .54 cal single shot Model 1852 5th model rifle. Serial #11190. Carved in stock on Left J H x 1863. Used in Civil War.

Firearm Type

Rifle

Collection

Weapons, Civil War

Firearm Detail

Date Made

1862

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Rifle

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firearms

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology