I was searching for something else when this caught my eye.
Civil War Era
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ovenpaa
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Re: Civil War Era
Alpha, you took the words right out of my mouth...
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Doz
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'Wow' for sure, but perhaps with added 'Ouch' - that looks like a fairly substantial calibre!
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Re: Civil War Era
Reading a bit more they could be anywhere between .48 and .68 and typically weighed 30-35lbs so over 15kgs. Apparently they were used at some serious distances as well. I would give one house room!
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Re: Civil War Era
I didn't know that either the Roundheads or Royalists used percussion cap guns during the Civil War, seems they hadn't been developed then, to my knowledge at least.
Come on Bambi get some
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No it is not.
It is a bench rest gun, when sharpshooter units, like Berdans, were being formed many of the soldiers were civilian marksmen and they came to the army with their own target rifles which did some sterling work.
These heavy benchrest guns were very accurate but not practical for lugging around in the field they were known as "the heavies", these civilian guns were replaced as soon as could be with regulation issue firearms, some of which were Whitworths.
Bench rest guns could still be used in fixed positions for specific applications if they were available but as I have said they were all private property and never government issue.
They usually came with a false muzzle for loading the projectile, which would usually be conical and paper patched.
It is a bench rest gun, when sharpshooter units, like Berdans, were being formed many of the soldiers were civilian marksmen and they came to the army with their own target rifles which did some sterling work.
These heavy benchrest guns were very accurate but not practical for lugging around in the field they were known as "the heavies", these civilian guns were replaced as soon as could be with regulation issue firearms, some of which were Whitworths.
Bench rest guns could still be used in fixed positions for specific applications if they were available but as I have said they were all private property and never government issue.
They usually came with a false muzzle for loading the projectile, which would usually be conical and paper patched.
Come on Bambi get some
Imperial Good Metric Bad
Analogue Good Digital Bad
Fecking stones
Real farmers don't need subsidies
Cow's farts matter!
For fine firearms and requisites visit
http://www.pukkabundhooks.com/
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sharps4065
Re: Civil War Era
Saw that one, or one very much like it, in the Gettysburg museum. I'll try and grab a still from the video I took when I was there.
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Re: Civil War Era
worth a read
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Muzzle-Loading- ... 0935632964
some of these were seriously accurate
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Muzzle-Loading- ... 0935632964
some of these were seriously accurate