Confederate Lorenz musket, 1862

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Description

Mjr. Sidney Warren Thaxter of the 1st Maine Cavalry collected this rifle-bore Confederate Lorenz musket and gave it to the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S., a veterans' organization. These imported rifled muskets were commonly used during the war.

Lorenz muskets were made in Austria and imported.

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About This Item

  • Title: Confederate Lorenz musket, 1862
  • Creator: Vienna Arsenal, Austria
  • Creation Date: 1862
  • Subject Date: circa 1862
  • Media: Iron, brass, beech
  • Local Code: AF7
  • Object Type: Physical Object

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Maine Historical Society
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