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If you mean the US Civil War, matchlock guns were NOT used. They had long been replaced by newer designs. The standard rifle at the start of the war was a caplock. By the end of the war, breech loading firearms using metallic cartridges were in use.
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What kind of powder did they use in the civil war?
GUN powder.
Was the Gatling Gun used in the Civil War?
PetersbergYes- limited use later in the war.
Which war used the galting gun first?
Limited use in the US Civil War
What types of weapons did the cavaliers use in the English Civil war?
They used matchlock muskets, a few wheel lock muskets, swords, pikes, and cannons.
What was the fastest shooting gun in the American Civil War?
The Gatling gun.
What was the worst gun in the civil war?
Gunpowder
Which war was the Gatling Gun invented?
The Gatling Gun was invented before the American Civil War. It saw only limited use in that war, but it was used in following wars around the world by the US and other countries.
What happened April 121861 during the civil war?
the first gun shot of the civil war was started
Who developed a breech loading rifle better than most gun in use in the civil war?
sharps carbine
Was the myth about the civil war man the gun and the woman nicknamed son of a gun true?
No.
What did the us soldiers use to fight the civil war?
they used a m1grand this is a old gun they also used a freedom rifle
During the Civil War who was a 12-pound gun nicknamed for?
Napolean
