Weapons Of The Civil War

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Weapons Of The Civil War

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Shoulder Arms

• the Shoulder arm rifle
• Smooth-bore rifle
• and Shotgun

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Shoulder Arms II

• Great technical improvements made to this weapon
  in the first half of the 19th century were tested
  and improved upon during the war years.
  
• The rifled barrel improved range and accuracy,
  the breech-loading system made loading easier,
  and the percussion lock increased reliability.

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Swords

• The bayonet was a standard piece of equipment for
  both the North and the South.
  
• The sword was a symbol of strength.
• The bayonet was for hand to hand combat.

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Swords II

• When used skillfully, the bayonet charge could be
  a very effective tactic.
  
• although it seldom resulted in prolonged
  hand-to-hand combat.
  
• When compared to firearms, bayonets accounted for
  very few wounds.

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Bayonet

• The bayonet is just like a sword.
• The bayonet hooks on to the end of the rifle.
• It was not used a lot in war because not many
  soldiers like the bayonet.

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Bayonet II

• The Bayonet seemed to be used more in cooking
• And as a makeshift candle holder than in battle.
• The bayonet was used on the end of the rifle to
  stab a person in hand to hand combat.

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Side Arms - The Pistol

• Like shoulder arms, side arms appeared in many
  forms during the Civil War, The officers of the
  war would be he person to carry this gun.
  
• A few months of duty were usually enough to
  convince an infantryman that for him a pistol was
  useless weight a rifle was all he needed

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The Colt Revolver

• .44 Caliber Revolver is one of the most
  historical hand gun of all black powder revolvers
  
  
• With genuine walnut grips
• And a outstanding shooting gun

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Cannons

• At the beginning of the war, the guns in service
  were a mix of 6- and 12-pound smoothbores left
  over from the Mexican War.
  
• In addition, there were a number of cannons
  bought in limited numbers to fill shortages in
  the field making them hard to get for the war.

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Cannons II

• 12-pound smoothbore, with either 6 Napoleon
  (Light Gun Howitzers Model 1857) or four
  Napoleons and two Model 1841 Howitzers
  
• They were most useful against troops at a range
  of one mile or less
  
• they threw a large shell (4.62 inches) and a
  deadly canister round.
  
• A howitzer is meant to fire in a higher
  trajectory than a gun, has a chamber at the
  breech, and is lighter than a gun of the same
  bore.
• 3 -inch Ordnance Rifle, used to attack the
  enemy's batteries from over a mile away, with a
  maximum range of 4,000 yards .
  
• -10-pound Parrott Rifles, used as the Ordnance
  Rifles.

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Guns Today

• Guns today are a lot more powerful.
• They are a lot easier to load.
• And they are also about the same size as guns in
  the civil war.
  
• After the Civil War gun making became a big
  bussiness.

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Index

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  Shoulder Arms
  Swords Side Arms - The
  Pistol Bayonet
• http//www.cwartillery.org/aguns.html
• Cannons
• http//www.iar-arms.com/coltblkpwdr.htm
• Colt Revolver