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    During the American Civil War (1861), Richard J. Gatling invented a firearm weapon that aided with loading, reliability, and the firing of sustained bursts. Born and raised in Hertford County, North Carolina Gatling grew up to be a physician and became involved in many organizations such as the Order of American Knights. The Gatling gun is a machine gun composed of multiple barrels that rotates around a central axis that has the ability of firing at a rapid speed. Before his invention, he followed

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    Bolt Action Rifle History

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    Dreyse. The bolt-action rifle has been used for hunting, protection, and has proved to be a reliable weapon for military use in the defense of our country. The United States purchased 900 bolt-action rifles in 1862 which were used in the American Civil War at the battle of Antietam. These rifles were single shot, paper cartridges that proved to be much faster in reloading than the muzzle loading rifle previously used by American troops. Since then, America has used these rifles in nearly every

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    Gun Fire Research Paper

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    The development of weapons is a never ending race driven by fear of another country out gunning you in a war. It is what countries spend a large portion of their budgets on sometimes upwards of 500 billion dollars. Before supersonic jets or nuclear bombs the advancements in guns and firearms were revered as breakthroughs that would slaughter hundreds. A big leap in western gun technology came during the American Civil War as each side struggled to get the upper hand in the war. Born through this

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    allowed for the battles to become easier for those using the new technology. There were three important changes that had occurred in the European military which included: transportation with the service of trains and railways, the newest weapons such as the breech-loading rifles, and communication by using telegraphs. With these three inventions, this had changed the outcome on wars and battles for the days to come. Transportation was a necessity during the battles and wars. Transportation that was done

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    law enforcement career, and military career. In the civilian world, many people use shotguns as a personal defense weapon. It also has recreational purposes like clay shooting and hunting. The shotgun is a versatile firearm that has many different purposes that can be used in law enforcement and military. Such as, riot control, breaching system, or flat out an offensive combat weapon. The reason it has a multipurpose function is because of the ammunition load out. The shotgun is a very useful

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    approach was often discovered well before they had a practical use. The discovery of gunpowder by the Chinese over a thousand years ago led to the evolution of firearms though it was predominantly used in firecrackers and nothing more besides in some weapons for military purpose. Gunpowder is commonly made up of Charcoal, Sulphur and Saltpetre( Potassium Nitrate). The lead to gunpowder’s affluence is that the gunpowder discharges it’s energy very rapidly and this prompt expansion in the encircled space

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    Evolution Of Cannon Essay

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    The Evolution of Cannons and Ammunition In the mid 19th century, the United States of America had erupted into a civil war. Weaponry and military tactics were evolving at a rapid pace. Advancements in weapon systems were increasing the maximum effective range of the weapons, thus making the standoff distance between fighting forces much greater. To remain relevant the artillery had no other alternative, but to progress with the other tools of warfare. The days of the smooth bore cannons for

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    By 1860 American inventors like Samuel Colt, Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson, Oliver Winchester, Benjamin Henry, and Christopher Spencer were on the brink of mass producing magazine-fed, lever-action, repeating rifles that fired self-contained metallic cartridges. Once the Civil War began, two companies dominated the competition for lucrative government contracts—the New Haven Arms Company (Henry rifle) and the Spencer Repeating Rifle Company (Spencer rifle). Officers in the Spencer Repeating Rifle

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    forced the Northern and Southern governments purchase weapons from European nations. Also widely used was artillery including cannons. Some of the new weapon technologies used in the civil war include rifled gun barrels, the Minie ball and repeating rifles. (Parker 2005-20016) Many weapons were used in the Siege of Petersburg from knives to swords along with a variety of firearms, including rifles, pistols, muskets, and repeating weapons. During the onset of the Civil War, the U.S. Model 1842

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    Essay On Henry Rifle

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    The original Henry rifle was a sixteen shot .44 caliber rimfire, lever-action, breech-loading rifle patented by Benjamin Tyler Henry in 1860 after three years of design work.[1] The Henry was an improved version of the earlier Volition Repeating Rifle. The Henry used copper (later brass) rimfire cartridges with a 216 grain (14.0 gram, 0.490 ounce) bullet over 25 grains (1.6 g, 0.056 oz.) of gunpowder. Production was very small (150 to 200 a month) until middle of 1864. Nine hundred were manufactured

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