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Author : Earl J. Coates
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780939631933
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Civil War Sharps Carbines and Rifles written by Earl J. Coates and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Pegler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472815939
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Sharpshooting Rifles of the American Civil War written by Martin Pegler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outset of the American Civil War, the Union Army's sharpshooters were initially equipped with the M1855 Colt revolving rifle, but it was prone to malfunction. Instead, the North's sharpshooters preferred the Sharps rifle, an innovative breech-loading weapon capable of firing up to ten shots per minute – more than three times the rate of fire offered by the standard-issue Springfield .58-caliber rifled musket. Other Union sharpshooters were equipped with the standard-issue Springfield rifled musket or the .56-56-caliber Spencer Repeating Rifle. Conversely, the Confederacy favoured the Pattern 1853 Enfield rifled musket for its sharpshooters and also imported from Britain the Whitworth Rifle, a .45-caliber, single-shot, muzzle-loading weapon distinguished by its use of a twisted hexagonal barrel. Featuring specially commissioned artwork, this is the engrossing story of the innovative rifles that saw combat in the hands of sharpshooters on both sides during the Civil War.
Author : Graham Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1510756728
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Civil War Weapons written by Graham Smith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-06-14 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about the evolution of weapons by studying the design of the Civil War weapons cataloged in this attractive, full-color reference book. More than three million Americans fought in the Civil War and over six hundred thousand men, or two percent of the population, died in this dreadful conflict. Its impact is still felt today, for the war shaped our nation, and our national character. Studying the weapons used by both the Union army and Confederate forces tells an intriguing story of its own. The well-equipped Union army had access to the best of the industrial North's manufacturing output. By contrast, the South had to get by with imported arms and locally made copies of patented weapons. But the pressure of war quickly led to improvements in both sides' firearms. A War that began with single-shot horse pistols ended with multi-shot revolvers. Poignant archive photography is used throughout the book, showing the weapons in contemporary action, and placing them in their Civil War context. Evocative paintings by renowned Civil War artist Don Troiani bring the battlefield action to life.
Author : Earl J. Coates
Publisher : Thomas Publications (PA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to Civil War Small Arms written by Earl J. Coates and published by Thomas Publications (PA). This book was released on 1990 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Bennett Edwards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Civil War Guns written by William Bennett Edwards and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete story of Federal and Confederate small arms : design, manufacture, identification, procurement, issue, employment, effectiveness, and postwar disposal.
Author : Doug Dukes
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 157441819X
Total Pages : 645 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Firearms of the Texas Rangers written by Doug Dukes and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2020-08-14 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From their founding in the 1820s up to the modern age, the Texas Rangers have shown the ability to adapt and survive. Part of that survival depended on their use of firearms. The evolving technology of these weapons often determined the effectiveness of these early day Rangers. John Coffee “Jack” Hays and Samuel Walker would leave their mark on the Rangers by incorporating new technology which allowed them to alter tactics when confronting their adversaries. The Frontier Battalion was created at about the same time as the Colt Peacemaker and the Winchester 73—these were the guns that “won the West.” Firearms of the Texas Rangers, with more than 180 photographs, tells the history of the Texas Rangers primarily through the use of their firearms. Author Doug Dukes narrates famous episodes in Ranger history, including Jack Hays and the Paterson, the Walker Colt, the McCulloch Colt Revolver (smuggled through the Union blockade during the Civil War), and the Frontier Battalion and their use of the Colt Peacemaker and Winchester and Sharps carbines. Readers will delight in learning of Frank Hamer’s marksmanship with his Colt Single Action Army and his Remington, along with Captain J.W. McCormick and his two .45 Colt pistols, complete with photos. Whether it was a Ranger in 1844 with his Paterson on patrol for Indians north of San Antonio, or a Ranger in 2016 with his LaRue 7.62 rifle working the Rio Grande looking for smugglers and terrorists, the technology may have changed, but the gritty job of the Rangers has not.
Author : Carl L. Davis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Arming the Union written by Carl L. Davis and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Northwood Heritage Press
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780978776992
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (769 download)
Download or read book SHARPS FIREARMS - Volume I. the Percussion Era written by Northwood Heritage Press and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jim Ollhoff
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1614785813
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (147 download)
Download or read book The Civil War: Weapons written by Jim Ollhoff and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Civil War continues to be one of the most significant events in US history. In this title, readers will examine the weapons-large and small-used by both Union and Confederate forces in the war. Engaging text introduces readers to the new ironclad ships and submarines built for battle and the roles they played in military campaigns. Chapters also highlight common personal weapons, such as swords, guns, and bayonets, and the development of bombs, mines, and cannons that were implemented into battle tactics. Additionally, readers will explore the impact of newer technologies such as railroads and telegraphs during the war. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : James B. Whisker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book U. S. and Confederate Arms and Armories During the American Civil War written by James B. Whisker and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume includes topics such as: breech-loading carbines; inspection; costs; pre-Civil War arms; carbines whose production and first models were produced before the Civil War; and Civil War percussion carbines.
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Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 0760339716
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Guns of the Civil War written by and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2011-03-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Featuring guns photographed by Dennis Adler from the Mike Clark/Collector's Firearms Collection; the Dr. Joseph A. Murphy Collection; and the Dennis LeVett Collection, with additional photography provided by the Rock Island Auction Company Archives."
Author : Frank M. Sellers
Publisher : Sellers Frank
ISBN 13 : 9780960812202
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Sharps Firearms written by Frank M. Sellers and published by Sellers Frank. This book was released on 1995-06-01 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Walter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472842219
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Weapons of the Civil War Cavalryman written by John Walter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the American Civil War, the mounted soldiers fighting on both sides of the conflict carried a wide array of weapons, from sabers and lances to carbines, revolvers, and other firearms. Though some sections of the cavalry placed their trust in the sabre, the advent of viable breechloading carbines -- especially repeaters such as the Spencer -- was to transform warfare within little more than a decade of General Lee's final surrender at Appomattox. However, output struggled to keep up with unprecedented demands on manufacturing technology and distribution in areas where communication was difficult and in states whose primary aim was to equip their own men rather than contribute to the arming of Federal or Confederate regiments. In addition, the almost unparalleled losses of men and equipment ensured that almost any firearm, effectual or not, was pressed into service. Consequently, the sheer variety of weaponry carried reflected the mounted soldiers' various roles in different theatres of operation, but also the availability -- or otherwise -- of weapons, notably on the Confederate side. Fully illustrated, this study assesses the effectiveness of the many different weapons arming the Civil War cavalryman and analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the decisions made after 1865 concerning the armament of the US cavalry.
Author : John Walter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472842243
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Weapons of the Civil War Cavalryman written by John Walter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the American Civil War, the mounted soldiers fighting on both sides of the conflict carried a wide array of weapons, from sabers and lances to carbines, revolvers, and other firearms. Though some sections of the cavalry placed their trust in the sabre, the advent of viable breechloading carbines -- especially repeaters such as the Spencer -- was to transform warfare within little more than a decade of General Lee's final surrender at Appomattox. However, output struggled to keep up with unprecedented demands on manufacturing technology and distribution in areas where communication was difficult and in states whose primary aim was to equip their own men rather than contribute to the arming of Federal or Confederate regiments. In addition, the almost unparalleled losses of men and equipment ensured that almost any firearm, effectual or not, was pressed into service. Consequently, the sheer variety of weaponry carried reflected the mounted soldiers' various roles in different theatres of operation, but also the availability -- or otherwise -- of weapons, notably on the Confederate side. Fully illustrated, this study assesses the effectiveness of the many different weapons arming the Civil War cavalryman and analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the decisions made after 1865 concerning the armament of the US cavalry.
Author : Martin Pegler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472815920
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Sharpshooting Rifles of the American Civil War written by Martin Pegler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outset of the American Civil War, the Union Army's sharpshooters were initially equipped with the M1855 Colt revolving rifle, but it was prone to malfunction. Instead, the North's sharpshooters preferred the Sharps rifle, an innovative breech-loading weapon capable of firing up to ten shots per minute – more than three times the rate of fire offered by the standard-issue Springfield .58-caliber rifled musket. Other Union sharpshooters were equipped with the standard-issue Springfield rifled musket or the .56-56-caliber Spencer Repeating Rifle. Conversely, the Confederacy favoured the Pattern 1853 Enfield rifled musket for its sharpshooters and also imported from Britain the Whitworth Rifle, a .45-caliber, single-shot, muzzle-loading weapon distinguished by its use of a twisted hexagonal barrel. Featuring specially commissioned artwork, this is the engrossing story of the innovative rifles that saw combat in the hands of sharpshooters on both sides during the Civil War.
Author : Peter Schiffers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781931464338
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (643 download)
Download or read book Civil War Carbines written by Peter Schiffers and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Earl J. Hess
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat written by Earl J. Hess and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges the longstanding view that the rifle musket revolutionized warfare during the Civil War, arguing instead that its actual impact was real but limited and specialized.
