Cartridge
Object number94.51.799
Date1868-1880
MediumBrass; Lead; Priming compound; Gunpowder
Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History
DescriptionCylindrical brass casing with broad flange at base, and a pointed lead tip.Dimensions0.625 x 2.25 in. (1.6 x 5.7 cm)Historical NotesThis is probably a .50-70 center-fire cartridge, most likely for an Allin conversion model of the "trapdoor" Springfield rifle musket, a type that could have been used by the Pennsylvania National Guard of the Railroad Strike period.Label TextThomas A. Scott, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, ordered federal troops to descend upon Pittsburgh and feed “a rifle diet for a few days” to the striking workers
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Pennsylvania National Guard
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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c. 1877
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c. 1865
c. 1980
c. 1965