Table of Civil War Era Small Arms

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Civil War Long-Arms

Image	Name / Type	Mfr Date	No. Mfr.	Caliber
	1841 U.S. Percussion Rifle "Mississippi" Single Shot Muzzle-loading Rifle	1841 to 1861	100,000	.54/.58
	1842 U.S. Percussion Musket "Harper's Ferry Musket" Single Shot Muzzle-loading Smoothbore Musket	1844 to 1855	275,000	.69
	Austrian Lorenz Rifle-Musket Single Shot Muzzle-loading Rifle Musket	1854 to 1861 Austrian Import	326,924	.54
	1855 U.S. Percussion Rifle-Musket "Harper's Ferry Rifle" Single Shot Muzzle-loading Rifle Musket	1857 to 1861	60,000	.58
	1861 Springfield Rifle-Musket Single Shot Muzzle-loading Rifle Musket	1861 to 1865	660,000	.58
	1863 Springfield Rifle-Musket Single Shot Muzzle-loading Rifle Musket	1863 to 1865	700,000	.58
	1853 Pattern Enfield Rifle-Musket (P53) Single Shot Muzzle-loading Rifle Musket	1854 to 1867 English Import	900,000	.577
	1858 Pattern Enfield Naval Rifle (P58) Single Shot Muzzle-loading Rifle	1858 to 1867 English Import	50,000	.577
	1861 Colt Special Contract Rifle-Musket Single Shot Muzzle-loading Rifle Musket	1862 to 1864	197,000	.58
	1863 C.S. Richmond Rifle-Musket Single Shot Muzzle-loading Rifle Musket	1861 to 1865	Unknown	.58
	1862 Remington Rifle "Zouave" Single Shot Muzzle-loading Rifle	1863 to 1865	12,500 Not-Issued	.58
	1855 Burnside Carbine Single Shot Breech-loading Rifle Carbine	1858 to 1870	100,000	.54
	1856 Maynard Carbine Single Shot Breech-loading Rifle Carbine	1856 to 1866	20,000	.52
	1857 Smith Carbine Single Shot Breech-loading Rifle Carbine	1861 to 1865	30,000	.50
	1859 Sharps Carbine Single Shot Breech-loading Rifle Carbine	1859 to 1866	100,000	.54
	1860 Gallagher Carbine Single Shot Breech-loading Rifle Carbine	1861 to 1865	17,782	.50
	1861 Pattern Enfield Musketoon Carbine (P61) Single Shot Muzzle-loading Rifle Carbine	1861 to 1865 English Import	Unknown	.577
	1863 C.S. Richmond Carbine Single Shot Muzzle-loading Rifle Carbine	1863 to 1865	Unknown	.58
	1855 Colt Revolving Rifle 6-Shot Revolver Action Repeating Rifle	1855 to 1862	5,000	.44/.56
	1860 Spencer Carbine 7-Shot Lever Action Breechloading Repeating Rifle Carbine	1860 to 1869	95,000	.52
	1860 Spencer Rifle 7-Shot Lever Action Breechloading Repeating Rifle	1860 to 1869	100,000	.52
	1860 Henry Repeating Rifle 14-Shot Lever Action Breechloading Repeating Rifle	1860 to 1866	14,000	.44
	1854 Whitworth Rifle Single Shot Muzzle-loading Sharpshooter's Rifle	1857 to 1865 English Import	13,400	.45

Civil War Handguns

Image	Name / Type	Mfr Date	No. Mfr.	Caliber
	1836 Colt Paterson 5-Shot Cylinder Single Action Cap & Ball Revolver	1836 to 1842	2,800	.28/.36
	1847 Colt Walker 6-Shot Cylinder Single Action Cap & Ball Revolver	1847	1,100	.44
	1848 Colt Dragoon 6-Shot Cylinder Single Action Cap & Ball Revolver	1848 to 1860	18,500	.44
	1851 Colt Navy 6-Shot Cylinder Single Action Cap & Ball Revolver	1850 to 1873	250,000	.36
	1860 Colt Army 6-Shot Cylinder Single Action Cap & Ball Revolver	1860 to 1873	200,000	.44
	1861 Colt Navy 6-Shot Cylinder Single Action Cap & Ball Revolver	1861 to 1873	38,000	.36
	1862 Griswold & Gunnison 6-Shot Cylinder Single Action Cap & Ball Revolver	1862 to 1864	3,600	.36
	1858 Remington 6-Shot Cylinder Single Action Cap & Ball Revolver	1862 to 1875	132,000	.36/.44
	1858 Starr Double Action 6-Shot Cylinder Double Action Cap & Ball Revolver	1859 to 1863	23,000	.36/.44
	1862 Spiller & Burr 6-Shot Cylinder Single Action Cap & Ball Revolver	1862 to 1864	1,500	.36
	1863 Starr Single Action 6-Shot Cylinder Single Action Cap & Ball Revolver	1863 to 1864	24,400	.44
	1863 Rodgers & Spencer 6-Shot Cylinder Single Action Cap & Ball Revolver	1865	5,000 Not-Issued	.44
	1855 LeMat 9-Shot Cylinder Single Action Cap & Ball Revolver Single-shot Smoothbore Secondary	1856 to 1865 French Import	5,000	.42/.36 & 16 ga