Anything that could fire a projectile down range was used during the Civil War.
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If "1973" is the date the rifle was produced it couldn't have been used in the civil war because the civil war was in the 1860's.I think you mean "1873" the Trapdoor was used in the Indian wars and the Spanish American War. During WW1 it was used for training and Stateside guard duty.
The blade on the rifle used by the Union Army during the Civil War is called a "bayonet." Specifically, many Union soldiers used the Springfield Model 1861 rifle, which could be fitted with a bayonet. This blade was primarily used for close combat situations when ammunition was scarce or in hand-to-hand fighting.
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.
A muzzleloading rifle caplock single shot rifle. At the start of the war, each unit supplied it's own arms, and they could be quite different. Later the rifle was standardized after the Springfield musket.
The Lorenz rifle, a notable firearm used during the American Civil War, was designed by Austrian arms designer Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse. It was based on the Dreyse needle gun, which was one of the first breech-loading rifles. The Lorenz rifle was produced in large numbers by the Austrian government and later supplied to the Confederate army in the United States. Its design and functionality contributed to its effectiveness in the conflict.
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I own an original 1850 Springfield rifle used in the civil war! It has the bayonet as well on the end of the Rifle extending its length an extra 2 feet or so.
Sharps Rifle was a popular Union Rifle during the civil war
Union forces had privately purchased them. Rebel forces used captured repeating rifles. The repeater, was considered the "assault rifle" of the Civil War. Just as the M16 assault rifle replaced the M14 rifle in Vietnam.
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.
Yes, it was. http://www.henryrepeatingarms.com/history.cfm
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WHICH Henry? The antique Henry rifle made in the 1860's or the current Henry Repeating Arms Co rifle?
they used a m1grand this is a old gun they also used a freedom rifle
If "1973" is the date the rifle was produced it couldn't have been used in the civil war because the civil war was in the 1860's.I think you mean "1873" the Trapdoor was used in the Indian wars and the Spanish American War. During WW1 it was used for training and Stateside guard duty.
The Parrott rifle was a type of muzzle loading rifled artillery weapon used in the American Civil War. It was invented by Robert Parker Parrott.