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Who invented the repeating rifle?
Oliver Winchester made the first Winchester Rifle(repeating)
When was the Winchester repeating rifle invented?
Oliver Winchester invented the Winchester repeating rifle in 1860
How was the Henry Repeating Riffle used in 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.
What purposes with it was used bolt action rifle?
The bolt action was created as a repeating rifle capable of firing a powerful cartridge.
What is the value of a Henry rifle?
WHICH Henry? The antique Henry rifle made in the 1860's or the current Henry Repeating Arms Co rifle?
When was the repeating rifle invented?
1860
What was the specner repeating rifle?
Try search for Spencer rifles- it was an early lever action repeating rifle from the period of the US Civil War.
What were the top ten weapons used in the civil war?
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.
What is a repeating rifle?
a rifle that can fire more than one shot without reloading
Why did they make the repeating rifle?
To provide a rifle with more firepower than the traditional muzzleloader.
When was the first Winchester lever action rifle used?
I am not sure, but the first repeating rifle was used in the civil war, it was the Spencer repeating rifle, it had a lever underneath the action (firing mechanism) that would eject the round and reload one. This was the first one that used a self-contained cartridge, much like today's bullets. However their was one bolt-action rifle used in northwestern Asia that fired paper ball cartridge's, but it was expensive and production slowed to a halt.
Was the Henry repeating rifle easy to reload?
Yes
