56 inches in all. The barrel is 39".
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There were several types of weapons used in the civil war. The top ten weapons were the cannon, Minnie ball, pistols, sabers, swords, knives, Springfield rifle, Lorenz rifle, Colt rifle, and repeating weapons.
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As the US Civil War entered its fifth year in 1865, most infantrymen were no longer using the old style musket type rifles of the past. By the war's end, most soldiers were using either the '58 Springfield or the 577 Enfield rifle musket.
The SMLE. Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle. Picture above.
The Lee Enfield .303 bolt-action rifle
The two main weapons used during the Civil War would be the 1855 Enfield and the 1861 Springfield. The Enfield was imported from England and mainly saw use in the CS, on the other hand, the 1861 Springfield was made in the US and saw extensive use in the US armies. Both were rifle-muskets, meaning that they had rifling to increase accuracy (Think of how a football spins.) and were loaded via the muzzle of the rifle.
Lee Enfield 303
The weapon that became much more deadly by World War I compared to its use during the Civil War was the rifle, particularly the bolt-action rifle. During the Civil War, rifles like the Springfield Model 1861 were capable of accurate shooting at long distances, but by World War I, advancements led to more efficient designs, such as the Lee-Enfield and Mauser rifles, which featured higher rates of fire and improved accuracy. Additionally, the introduction of smokeless powder increased the lethality of these weapons, making them far deadlier in combat situations.
The Lee-Enfield rifle, (SMLE Mk III).
For the British, it was the Lee Enfield Rifle, and in Germany it was the Gewehr 1888 and 1898.
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