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The M-1956 LCE continued application of the belt-supported-by-suspenders concept, adopted by the U.S. Army at least as early as the pattern 1903 equipment. [2] The M-1956 "Belt, Individual Equipment" or pistol belt differed little in form and function from the M-1936 pistol belt and would accommodate any of the pouches and equipment that would mount on the M-1936 belt.
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The repeating rifle was never issued but was bought privately. Wesson M1859 rifle: The Wesson M1859 was a breech-loading, metallic rimfire cartridge rifle used during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Whitworth rifle: The world's first sniper rifle, it was used particularly by the Confederate Whitworth Sharpshooters.
Further, unlike the Model 1855, the Model 1861 was never produced in a two-banded rifle configuration. [7] The Model 1861 was aimed using flip-up leaf sights. The sight had two leaves, one for 300 yards (270 m) and the other for 500 yards (460 m), and with both leaves down, the sight was set for a range of 100 yards (91 m).
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