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Rifles were invented in the 15th Century, during the Civil War Period.
If you are asking about when lands and grooves were used in barrels, the answer would be a few hundred years before the Civil War.
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Who invented the octagon barrel for rifles?
Octagan
What year were rifles invented?
1520, the 16th Century.
When were sniper rifles invented?
It is believed that sniper rifles were invented around 1857 with the advent of the Enfield rifle. This rifle was then surpassed by the Whitworth rifle which became the first long range sniper rifle.
How many Winchester rifles were invented?
22 Magum lever action
Who invented Kalashnikov rifles?
Kalishnikov...it is the name of the Russian who designed the AK-47.
Why did Clarence Hamilton invent the bb gun?
No, They were invented long before him. He invented the first Model Daisy BB Rifle, but BB rifles where around before that. Lewis and Clark carried an air rifle with them and the Austrian army had air rifles in the 1500's
Who invented bolt action rifles?
The first bolt-action rifle was invented by German inventor Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse in 1824 CE.
When was the Ruger Rifle invented?
The company Sturm, Ruger & Co was first set up in 1949, when it first began selling its rifles. Since then, it has enjoyed wide success for its popular rifles.
Who invented the gun mag?
The lever action Henry was among the first successful rifles to use a magazine- but it was not a detachable magazine.
What the weapons were like?
Wepons in WW1 were pretty basic, the armies all had standard rifles, machine guns had recently been invented and were used often. Artillery was also used. Gas and tanks were invented and used.
When was BB gun invented?
Air rifles were used by Lewis and Clark. BB guns appeared around the turn of the century. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The oldest known air rifle was invented by Girandoni of Vienna about 1780, for the Austrian Army.
When was the bolt action hunting rifle invented?
The bolt action rifle was invented around the late 18th century and wasnt till ww1 1914 it was widely used and so it wasnt long after this actual bolt action hunting rifles were made so in short early 19th century. However single shot rifles were used long before this.
