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Weapons that were used in the bunker hill?
It may sound gruesome, but during that time, only rudimentary equipment was used. A saw for amputations, a knife for cutting, a ice pick/maul or tweezers for digging out bullets, some kind of cotton bandages, maybe a hot iron rod for cauterizing wounds. They probably used alcohol and tobacco as anesthetics. Sterilization was no concern because bacteria had not yet been discovered as the cause for infection.
Did soldiers have hand held guns in the 1500s?
Yes, they used both pistols and rifles. The pistols were flint lock and took some time to reload, also they had something much like a sixshooter. The rifles wich were also flint lock were almost as long as the shooter himself and took a long time to reload this is why many soldiers preferred a crossbow.
How long does it take to reload a musket?
An experienced firer could typically get off three rounds in a minute's time for the smoothbore muskets (such as the Brown Bess), but only one round a minute in rifles (such as the Kentucky Rifle).
What kind of musket was used in colonial era?
The muskets used in the colonial era were typically smoothbore muzzle-loading firearms. These muskets were usually around .75 or .80 caliber, had a long barrel, and were fired using a flintlock mechanism. They were commonly used by infantry during the American Revolution and other conflicts of the time.
What types of weapons were used in the first English Civil War?
Pikes, muskets, swords, pistols, cannons, mortars, lances. But for first time in history, firearms were used very heavily in war.
What is a light flintlock musket called?
A flintlock firearm uses a springloaded hammer with a flint attached to strike against a hinged steel plate in order to shower sparks into a shallow pan filled with a small amount of black powder in order to ignite (shoot) a weapon. They were originally invented in Germany in the middle 1600's and were the standard military weapon (musket) from that time until about 1830 when they were replaced by the percussion Cap system. The flintlock musket is the weapon prominent in the American Revolution and the Napoloenic Wars. Usually loaded through the muzzle with tha aid of a ramrod, a slow and cumbersome process.
What sort of pistol would a highwayman have?
Different highwaymen in different times and places would have different pistols, but the stereotypical highwayman of 18th Century England would have a single-shot flintlock pistol, the best available at the time.
Does the pistol have anything in common with any other weapons from the 1770's?
A pistol from a given era will generally be similar to the long guns of the same time period. In this case both long guns and pistols were single-shot flintlock muzzleloaders.
What kind of weapons did they have during the Revolutionary War?
Soldiers during that time mainly used muskets with bayonets attached to the end. Some soldiers could afford a single shot rifle. The sailors and Navy would most likely use flintlock pistols as did pirate Sir Francis Drake.Artillerymen would have the cannons (obviously) and short swords. The Calvary Men would have model 1763 Sabers and sometimes Flintlocks like the Navy.
Can you reload a flintlock pistol?
Yes you can but it takes a while, you need to pull the flint striker back and the steel slab back into striking range, then put in a new bullet and re-click the hammer back into shooting mode, so it is almost like a mini-sniper rifle as you can't fire it again and again as you will with a semi-automatic pistol but need to reload every time.
What were fights like in Shakespeare's time?
During the time when Shakespeare lived the fights which where fought normally involved swords and later on even some flintlock or matchlock pistols. Fighting between two rivals normally took place on the streets. The fights where normally very gruesome and ended with one of the contestants being killed.
What are the release dates for Those Aren't Muskets - 2008 Internet Time Traveler?
Those Aren't Muskets - 2008 Internet Time Traveler was released on: USA: 14 August 2009
