The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weaponry by Chuck Wills

Author:Chuck Wills [Wills, Chuck]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781607109846
Publisher: Thunder Bay Press

SPRINGFIELD MUSKET

Early in the war, many Union troops were issued with a version of the old .69 flintlock musket converted to the percussion-cap firing system, like the gun shown here, though this one has been cut down to two bands from the usual three. The Springfield rifled musket would largely replace these obsolete weapons, although many of the conversions stayed in use by state militias.

AUSTRIAN STEEL

This socket bayonet fit the Model 1854 Austrian Infanteriegewehr, also known as the Lorenz rifled musket. Despite being purchased in large numbers by both sides, the Lorenz, according to one historian, was “universally loathed by many of the soldiers who used them.” In fact, the Union government bought thousands of these guns simply to keep them from being bought by the Confederacy.

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