Guns Of The Civil War (3)

Musket Springfield enfield M1857 12-pounder "Napoleon" Minie Ball Swords American civil war Gatling gun Sam Colt Confederate States of America United States of America ("Union") Spencer repeating rifles Winchester Model 1873 rifle Christopher Miner Spencer Abraham Lincoln Revolver LeMat Revolver Colt Army Model 1860 American

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[JeffTheFutureJaros]

The LeMat would Blow your F'N head off at close range, no doubt! Damn.

[BhamsterWA]

Colts were a rip off during the war. they were over priced and weren't strong like the Remington's were because of the full frame not to mention Remington's were faster to switch out cylinders

[CCPerry09]

imagine if they had the semi-auto pistol during the civil war

[AUG351]

At the attack of Fort Gregg at Petesburg when the Federals climbed over the dirt walls they told a Confederate who was holding on to a lanyard of a 12 pdr with double canister ready to fire "Drop the lanyard or we'll fire!" the Confederate said "Then shoot and be damned!" then yanked the lanyard firing canister into the Union soldiers climbing over the wall then was shot by several Federals.

[AUG351]

@611Cowboy Many times in the Civil War they would load double or triple canister making it even more effective, at Pickett's charge they used canister and shot it at the ground intfront of the Confederates making the balls bouce off the ground into the line of men giving it a more flatter dispersion of the shot.

[justaman6972]

glorious death? nonsense dead is dead, if I have to beat a hasty retreat in the face of overwhelming oposition I will, if only to have the opportunity to put lead into the enemy later.

[611Cowboy]

M1a2 Abrams uses canister shot to devastating effect now days still.

[ChromeGhost0219]

I bet the LeMat was difficult to make

[unbiasedperson]

colt has always been overrated. Times never change.

[sbflash311]

There were units armed with Colt revolving rifles, but they still used cap and ball ammunition.

[sbflash311]

Smith and Wesson and Remington made excellent revolvers also.  The Smith and Wesson used a cartridge, but came in a small caliber.

[de4th1snt3nough]

@EnglishPub I own an italian made Uberti 1858 remington new army revolver cap and ball .44 cal pistol with walnut grips, its the most beautiful hand gun I own, and I own a lot of nice firearms, it would be my favourite but I like my MG42/53 just a bit better and my SKS and AR15 after that, but that Uberti 1858 sure makes me feel powerful when holding it hahaha