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Q: What is the name of the blade on the rifle the Union Army used during the Civil War?
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Sharps Rifle was a popular Union Rifle during the civil war


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it's a bayonet, and was used during the Civil War to stab enemies


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During the US Civil War one weapon was the most used one by the Union infantry. This was the 1861 Model of the Springfield rifle.


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The blade on a RIFLE is called a bayonet.


Could a bullet be fired from one rifle down the barrle of another?

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A blade on the end o a rifle is called a "Bayonet".


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