The secretary of war’s annual reports from 1857 through the middle of 1860 reflected that the two armories together had made nearly 54,200 M1855 rifle-muskets: By 1861 Springfield Armory had ...

Springfield Armory Description (Brief) The Model 1861 Rifle Musket was the standard issue infantry arm used throughout the Civil War. A soldier attached an infantry cap badge to the stock of this ...

The Model 1863 Springfield Rifle Musket is the subject of this "I Have This Old Gun" segment ... the U.S. government was creating its rifle musket the Model 1855 and then later the Model 1861.