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Spencer ammunition had no such problem owing to the new technology of metallic cartridges. [24] In the late 1860s, the Spencer company was sold to the Fogerty Rifle Company and ultimately to Winchester. [25] Many Spencer carbines were later sold as surplus to France where they were used during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. [15] [26]
The .56-52, made by Spencer, and the .56-50, made by Springfield, differed only in the degree of crimp, with the .56-50 having a greater crimp; both fired 350-grain (23 g) .512-inch (13.0 mm) bullets. The .56-46 fired a 320-grain (21 g) - 330-grain (21 g) .465-inch (11.8 mm) bullet. [1] The Spencer rifle used a tubular magazine. To control the ...
Smith & Wesson Model 320 Revolving Rifle (US – rifle, revolving – 1879) Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless (US – revolver – 1887) Smith carbine (USA – rifle – 1857) Spencer 1882 (US - shotgun - 1882) Spencer Rifle (US – rifle – 1860) Springfield Armory. Springfield Model 1795 Musket (US – rifle – 1795)
J.E.B. Stuart with his 1860 saber. It is shorter, lighter and less curved than the 1840 model 1860 saber. The Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber (also known as the M1862 as this was when the first 80,000 were issued) [1] is a long sword made of steel and brass, used by US cavalry from the American Civil War [2] until the end of the Indian wars; some were still in use during the Spanish–American ...
The problem is this: "Springfield" doesn't refer to the model of rifle, but to the Springfield Armory who designed and manufactured several different models of rifles, all of which were issued. The Spencer, likewise, wasn't the single standard issue rifle, but was issued to *some* units. Roundeyesamurai 16:02, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
the Army Model 1860 shares its frame with the Colt Navy Model 1851. The Colt 1860 Army uses the same size frame as the .36 caliber 1851 Navy revolver. The frame is relieved to allow the use of a rebated cylinder that enables the Army to be chambered in .44 caliber. The barrel on the 1860 Army has a forcing cone that is visibly shorter than that ...
While Charles Spencer (aka Princess Diana’s younger brother) embarks on the press tour for his new memoir, A Very Private School, the 9th Earl Spencer is celebrating the release of his book with on
The French "Canon obusier de campagne de 12 modèle 1853", on display in Les InvalidesThe canon obusier de 12, introduced in the French Army in 1853, an early type of canon obusier, or gun howitzer developed during the reign of Napoleon III, was the primary cannon used in the American Civil War, under the name of 12-pounder Napoleon Model 1857.