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Burnside Carbine Rifle
Firearm
.54 caliber Burnside rifle. A breech-loading carbine that saw widespread use during the American Civil War. The carbine was designed and patented by Ambrose Burnside. The carbine used a special brass cartridge which was also invented by Burnside. This cartridge contained a bullet and powder, but no primer. It was the 3rd most popular carbine used in the war, behind Sharps and Spencer.
2025.36.015
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Burnside Rifle Co.
Providence
Rhode Island
United States of America
North America
1864 - 1865
19th Century
Receiver Marking
Side plate
Burnside Rifle Co. / Providence R.I.
English
Stamped
Receiver Marking
Frame and breechblock
35632
Stamped
Receiver Marking
Frame
Burnside Patent / March 25th 1856
English
Stamped
Receiver Marking
Barrel
Cast Steel 18[?]
English
Stamped
Receiver Marking
Stock
Remnants of the inspector's cartouche, interior illegible
English
Stamped
4-1/2 in
39-1/2 in
7 lb
Burnside Rifle Co.
Burnside, Ambrose
Civil War