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Many men throughout the remainder of the 20th century worked to expand the knowledge of the long rifle and how to recreate it in the 18th and 19th century manner. [18] In 1965, Wallace Gusler, as the first master of the Gunsmith shop in Colonial Williamsburg , was the first to recreate a long rifle in modern times using 18th-century tools and ...
Long rifles were an American design of the 18th century, produced by individual German gunsmiths in Pennsylvania. Based on the Jäger rifle, [3] these long rifles, known as "Pennsylvania rifles", were used by snipers and light infantry throughout the Revolutionary War. The grooved barrel increased the range and accuracy by spinning a snugly ...
Deer had been hunted to extinction in the early 19th century in Ohio and didn't return to this area until the 20th century. Rifles needed frequent cleaning.
The Girandoni air rifle is an air gun designed by Italian inventor Bartolomeo Girandoni circa 1779. The weapon was also known as the Windbüchse ("wind rifle" in German ). One of the rifle's more famous associations is its use on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore and map the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
Pages in category "18th-century weapons" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. ... Nock gun; P. Pattern 1796 heavy cavalry sword;
It had a 40-inch (100 cm) long barrel, and an overall length of 56 inches (140 cm). Three rifle bands held the barrel to the stock. A shorter two band version, generally referred to as the Harpers Ferry Model 1855 rifle, was also produced. This shorter rifle had a 33-inch (84 cm) barrel and an overall length of 49 inches (120 cm). [7]
Peter Reinhard (1827–?) was a gunsmith and marksman operating out of Loudonville, Ohio during the mid-19th century. He became famous for the quality of his muzzle-loading rifles and for his prowess in shooting competitions. His rifles remain popular with collectors today.
Breech-loading swivel gun with mug-shaped chamber, and wedge to hold it in place. Although breech-loading is often considered a modern innovation which facilitated the loading of cannons, [3] breech-loading swivel guns were invented in the 14th century, [4] and used worldwide from the 16th century onward by numerous countries, many of them non-European.