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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the carbines category.
01 / Overview
Burnside carbine
Category
Country
Production
1858–1870
Quantity
100,000
Unit Price (current)
$1.4K↗ 3477% inflation · 1861→2025
Original Price
$38.5 (1861)
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
CARBINES · PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
68
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
$1.4K
Original: $38.5 (1861)
Inflation: +%3477
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the carbines category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- First Production Year1858
- Service Entry Year1861
- DesignerAmbrose Burnside
- Weight (Empty)3.175 kg
- Notable UsersUnion cavalry, Confederate cavalry
◈Cartridge & Calibre4MOD.4
- Cartridge.54 Burnside
- Calibre13.716 mm
- RimfireNo
- Caseless AmmunitionNo
▣Operation4MOD.4
- Action TypeLever Action
- Fire Modessingle shot
- Select FireNo
- Feed SystemSingle Shot
◇Ballistics2MOD.2
- Muzzle Velocity289.6 m/s
- Effective Range (point)182.9 m
◆Barrel & Sights4MOD.4
- Barrel Length533.4 mm
- Optic RailNo
- Iron SightsYes
- Threaded BarrelNo
▤Construction4MOD.4
- Furniture Materialwood
- Folding / Collapsing StockNo
- Bullpup LayoutNo
- Ambidextrous ControlsNo
⬢Features5MOD.5
▲Production & Cost5MOD.5
- Total Production55,000
- Production Start1858
- Production End1870
- Unit Cost25 USD
- Variants5
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1858Production started
- 1861First deployment: American Civil War
- 1870Production ended
168
years in service
12
years in production
100,000
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
CARBINES RANKING Carbines · Pre-WWI / Industrial Age
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
45CARBINES8PRE-WWI / INDUSTRIAL AGE · CARBINES2629UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS3PRICE · CARBINES951PRICE · ALL WEAPONS39PERFORMANCE/PRICE · CARBINES
ⓘ Rankings are within theCarbinescategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Adjustable metal aiming devices on firearms, consisting of a front post and rear notch, used without magnification.
Firearm mechanism where a manually operated lever below the receiver cycles the action, extracting and ejecting a spent cartridge and loading a new one.
A firearm feed system where only one round is chambered and fired per cycle, requiring manual reloading.
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