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During the American Civil War, an assortment of small arms found their way onto the battlefield.Though the muzzleloader percussion cap rifled musket was the most numerous weapon, being standard issue for the Union and Confederate armies, many other firearms, ranging from the single-shot breech-loading Sharps and Burnside rifles to the Spencer and the Henry rifles - two of the world's first ...
Henry M1860 repeating rifle: The Civil War precursor to the Winchester repeating rifle based on early lever-action repeating rifles made by New Haven Arms Company Co. These highly prized weapons were privately purchased by those who could afford them. Joslyn rifle: The Joslyn was made in both percussion and rimfire configuration. Lorenz rifle
This is a list of Confederate arms manufacturers. The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by thirteen Southern states that had declared their secession from the United States.
Rifles in the American Civil War; 0–9. 1792 contract rifle; A. Augustin Infantry Musket Model 1842; B. Ballard Rifle; Bavarian Model 1842 Musket; Brunswick rifle ...
2 American Civil War. 3 Spanish-American War. 4 World War II. 5 Cold war. ... This is a list of all military weapons ever used by the United States. This list will ...
The Model 1861 was a step forward in U.S. small arms design, being the first rifled shoulder weapon adopted and widely issued as the primary infantry weapon (earlier U.S. martial rifles such as the Harpers Ferry Model 1803 rifle were issued to riflemen rather than the infantry as a whole and production and issuance of the Model 1855 prior to ...
List of weapons in the American Civil War; Long rifle; M. M1860 Cutlass; Massachusetts Arms Company; Minié ball; Model 1795 Musket; Model 1816 Musket; Model 1822 Musket;
Pages in category "Weapons of the Confederate States of America" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total.