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The Mississippi rifle was the first standard U.S. military rifle to use a percussion lock system. Percussion lock systems were much more reliable and weatherproof than the flintlock systems that they replaced, and were such an improvement that many earlier flintlock rifles and muskets were later converted to percussion lock systems.
The Defeat of the Mexican Lancers by the Mississippi Rifles by Samuel Chamberlain (watercolor painted c. 1860) Jefferson Davis, c. 1847 Example of a .54-caliber, muzzle-loading, percussion-fire 1841 Mississippi rifle, as manufactured by Eli Whitney in 1849 (U.S. Military Service Institute via Smithsonian Online)
Soldiers in the 38th were initially armed with Model 1841 Mississippi rifles. [ 4 ] [ note 4 ] These rifles had been manufactured by the Harper's Ferry Arsenal and by contract in 1844 in Windsor, Vermont by the Robbins and Lawrence Armory (R&L) [ 14 ] which had also made the 1855 modifications of increasing the bore to .58 and fitting them with ...
Soldiers in the 1st Battalion Massachusetts Rifles, the three core Essex County militia companies were armed with Model 1841 Mississippi rifles. [ 1 ] [ note 13 ] These rifles had been manufactured by contract in 1844 in Windsor, Vermont by the Robbins and Lawrence Armory (R&L) [ 59 ] which had also made the 1855 modifications of increasing the ...
Harpers Ferry Model 1819 "Hall Rifle" (USA – rifle – c.1820) Harpers Ferry Model 1841 "Mississippi Rifle" (USA – rifle – 1841) Harpers Ferry Model 1855 (USA – rifle – 1857) Henry Repeating Rifle (US – rifle – 1850s-1866) Huochong (China – hand cannon – 13th century) Hinawaju (Japan – arquebus and pistol – 16th century?)
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A fair number of Lorenz rifles had also been used in the 1859 conflict with France and were worn and not in pristine condition when they reached the United States. [2] Lorenz rifles in the Civil War were generally used with .54 caliber cartridges designed for the Model 1841 "Mississippi" rifle.