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Who was selling repeating rifles in Rifles for Watie?
clardy was
Did repeating rifles make a difference to pickets charge at Gettysburg?
Yes they contributed greatly to the union victory, while the union soldiers had access to repeating rifles the confederates did not which caused the subsequent decimation of the confederate soldiers at that engagment. Repeating rifles were not used during pickett's charge, only cavalry used repeating rifles. Confederate cavalry had repeating rifles.
What weapons union cavalry soldiers use in the civil war?
muskets IMPROVEMENT Sabres, revolvers, repeating rifles.
Why were the repeating rifles such an improvement over muzzle loading rifles?
They had a lot higher rate of fire.
Who designed the repeating rifle that Winchester bought the rights to and based his highly successful repeating rifles on?
Henry
Why didn't general custers's troops have repeating rifles?
General Custer's troops did not have repeating rifles primarily due to logistical issues and military procurement decisions of the time. The Army had not fully transitioned to repeating firearms, which were more expensive and complex to produce than standard single-shot rifles. Additionally, the U.S. military was still in the process of evaluating the effectiveness of repeating rifles, leading to a reliance on traditional weapons. Consequently, Custer's 7th Cavalry was equipped with single-shot Springfield rifles during the Battle of Little Bighorn, which limited their firepower compared to the Native American forces armed with repeating rifles.
Who personally tested the Henry and Spencer repeating rifles?
Abraham Lincoln
When were repeating rifles with levers first made?
In 1866 by Winchester and Henry firearms
What was the specner repeating rifle?
Try search for Spencer rifles- it was an early lever action repeating rifle from the period of the US Civil War.
What weapons did the natives use in the war between the US government?
After the civil war ended most of them used army surplus repeating rifles that the US Army Ordnance department had declared obsolete in favor of the new single shotSpringfield Trapdoor rifle and sold for scrap value. Ordnance decided repeating rifles high fire rate wasted ammo.
Did the north have m14 carbines in the civil war?
No, the M14 was developed in the 20th Century. The Civil War saw the use of muzzle loading percussion cap rifles, breach loading single-shot rifles, and saw the introduction of lever action repeating rifles. The only rapid fire weapon was the hand cranked Gatling Gun.
What was the most valuable weapon during the Civil War?
it was the mini ball IMPROVEMENT The repeating rifles and carbines.
