Tales of the Gun - The Rifle

Tales of the Gun - The Rifle (Full Video)
History Channel documentary about the history of the rifle.

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• Rifle
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[longfootbuddy]

the civil war wasnt fought to end slavery, it was to deny the south's secession

[Primeda]

@longfootbuddy The biggest reason was economic. The south had the vast majority of the major ports in the country and it was felt the north couldn't lose control of them.

[Primeda]

@Primeda I agree.

[Primeda]

Its on the German Small Arms of WW2 episode. Its on youtube already in parts but I'll eventually upload as a full video.

[tehreviewer01]

My grandma has a springfield trapdoor gun. Also the Spencer repeating rifle. They are very cool.

[elvee88]

they shouldve mentioned the sturmgewehr 44

[pawpawno1]

@longfootbuddy State's rights was a big issue also, but one could argue that the south's secession was there way of exerciseing state's rights.

[chickenfarmer296]

in the smith and wesson won it ses a lot of difrent stuff

[nicolasmauser]

Amazing documentary



[htolas]

@heavyarms01h Not really a reply, but to add to the trivia - they played Lillie Bolero, for a long time the introductory tune for news bulletins on the BBC World Service, around the 8th minute.

[heavyarms01h]

This is just random trivia, I wonder if there was any particular reason they started playing "Heart of Oak" (anthem of the British Royal Navy) around 8 minutes, 30 seconds in when they were talking about the Kentucky Rifle and the American Revolution...

[isamtator]

Another thing, Sulfur, Saltpeter, and nitrate. 

[isamtator]

@Primeda The south was selling the cotton to the English for double what they was selling it to the north. So the north put a stop to and the south was forced to sell it to the north at a loss. The war was never about slavery, not to start with. Lincoln saw he was loosing the war, so he mad it an issue, with the emancipation Proclamation. The south was wining battle after battle, and gain ground on all front because the north was just not willing to fight, and he had not men enough!

[potosinodelcerro12]

Timothy Murphy: American Hero.