The Spencer Repeating Rifle Was designed in 1860 by Christopher Spencer. Christopher Spencer was born 1833 and died in 1922. He was born in Manchester, Massachusetts. He was a machinist in Hartford, Connecticut. He designed and build the Spencer Repeater. The Spencer Repeater is a rifle. A rifle is a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level, having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance. A rifle is a firearm designed
The evolution of Muskets and rifles between the 1400s, and the 1800s aided in the outcome of many wars and battles as well as increasing body count throughout history. Weapons such as muskets, cannons, crossbows, and boats like cargo ships and steamboats for transportation aided in many historical battles and events. Events including the Spanish Inquisition, the time period when Christopher Columbus discovered America (1492). The French and Indian War (1754), The Revolutionary War (1775) where the
during the Civil War. Some definitely saw more use than others, and some may have been forgotten. The most popular weapon used in the Civil War was most likely the Spencer Repeating Rifle. The Spencer Repeating Rifle replaced the much less effective musket. A less popular weapon, for example, were landmines, and were deemed as barbarous and banned for use. The less popular, maybe even “unusual” weapons, vary greatly in use and efficiency. On the not-so efficient side, lay the hand grenades. You might
the shaft . Also, the Chinese used gunpowder to make primitive hand grenades, poisonous gas shells, and landmines . Gunpowder was applied to Chinese weapons as well as later European weapons. One of the most important gunpowder weapons is the musket. Muskets are more lethal than medieval infantry weapons. Weapons used by medieval infantry were the arbalest, axe, basilard, medieval bow and arrow, mace, pike, spear, and warhammer . Hand-held firearms used in the 1700’... ... middle of paper ...
Rifles and Muskets Springfield Model 1861: The Springfield Model 1861 was the most common weapon used during the Civil War. The Springfield’s barrel was 40 inches long, fired a .58 caliber Minié ball, and the total weight of the rifle was approximately 9 pounds. Because this was a single shot, muzzle-loading gun it was able use a percussion cap mechanism to fire at an effective range of 200 to 300 yards. Enfield Rifle Musket: The Enfield Rifle Musket was second most widely used weapon in the Civil
(Maiorino, 2006, p.111).The innovation of the breech-loading rifle and the machine gun presented the Euro-African armies with a distingushable advantage in battles. The breech loading rifles were considerably faster than the old muskets. Instead of loading and packing wadding, musket ball and gunpowder, a cartidge could be inserted into the breech, the gun could be fired and then reloaded, constantly (Maiorino, 2006, p.108). The machine gun allowed a quicker way of terminaniting enemies. Bolt action rifles
loading rifles, which were a major advance over the smooth bore muskets. Dawson claims this led to battlefields that were bigger than before since the new muskets had a longer range. Griffith argues that statement saying, “Even with these wonderful new weapons, in fact, it remains doubtful that a genuine revolution in firepower had actually occurred.” The new rifles did not make as much an impact as Dawson claimed. The new musket could fire accurately and at three times the distance but it was
My team members and I received information that a man called Bob Butcher, the chairman of the ‘England for the English’ movement was planning to cause disruption at the official opening of a new Mosque in Ealing on the 19th of April 2014. Bob is a well-known man to the police, he has a number of convictions for serious assault. Ted Towser who was recently Bob Butcher’s number two approached me and told me that Bob was up to something ‘serious’ and wants nothing to do with it and he was willing to
they had the Musket Model 1795 as their main weapon; which they go so figure used during the War of 1812 and also the Lewis and Clark expeditions. About 80,000 of these guns were built during the time they were in use. The Musket Model 1795 also had an effective range of about 50-200 yards and was better than the British equivalent the Brown Bess which had a range of 50-100 yard. Eventually the U.S then began to produce more new weapons in 1833-50 as they created a U.S Model 1842 Musket. This was the
All of this talk about gun control is really getting on my nerves. Why does it really matter who owns a gun and who doesn’t? Why is it that you have to register the gun you bought in your name? That’s not really any one's business. Why is it that everyone must pass a background check to be able to purchase a gun? Who cares if the buyer is a prison escapee? That’s a little too personal if you ask me.This is America for goodness sake, land of the free! Everyone should be able to purchase their own
It was May 8th, 1864 at an area in central Virginia, to later be known as the Battle of Spotsylvania. Major General John Sedgwick, commander of the Sixth Army Corps of the Union Army, was with his troops as they probed the Confederate skirmish lines. This act was to determine where to place defensive forces. Maj. Gen. Sedgwick stood with his troops as Brevet Major General Martin T. McMahon gave the order for the troops to move right. As the men rose to execute the order, bullets whistled over head
military history. The rifle has been used for centuries because of its effectiveness, shooting bullets straight and accurate because of the aerodynamics and physics of the spiral motion with the bullet. What makes the rifle a rifle and much better than a musket, is the fact that it has rifling throughout the barrel of the gun. Rifling is a system of spiral grooves in the surface of the bore of a gun causing a projectile when fired to rotate about its longer axis (Merriam-Webster). The rifle changed America
During the eighteenth century Europe increased its ability to win wars. Through advances in weaponry and fighting formations, they were able to dominant adversaries with an almost unfair edge. Technology and military strategy both played a significant part in placing European countries at the front of world powers, but it was the ability to integrate and leverage the governments’ economic resources, that separated them from most of the world, when it came to battlefield superiority. A Well Oiled
Not every individual has an opportunity to go on vacation but when they do, it is taken very seriously. "A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking," Earl Wilson says. When going on a vacation, the decision of the best place to go is the toughest to make. In order to have a successful vacation, choosing what you want to do and making a plan of it, helps the process. Therefore, the purpose of this essay is to identify the differences between vacationing at a beach
us that we needed cats outside in the country. At that age, Risa and I were greatly in love with kittens. Subsequently, three tabby kittens named Duff, Muff, and Buff came to live with us. But alas, our move was delayed and these adorable fluff balls lived inside for the next six weeks. When we finally moved, the whole family was too attached to these kittens to out them outside and subject them to the dangerous world. Therefore, we became a household with five cats. To this day, we are still reaping
Tarantino seems to have this perverted and gruesome way of presenting it to his audiences. He always takes violence to the extreme. In the scene with the pimp he doesn't just shoot the pimp in the back or chest. He goes right for the gusto...his balls! Another example of this is when Dennis Hopper was killed. We all knew what happened to him, but Tarantino makes sure he shows us the oozing bullet wound to his head. Some people think this is taking violence too far; however, acts of this nature happen
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Italy he studied dance and music; he played violin and guitar. In March of 1646 he moved to France to tutor Mlle de Montpensier in Italian. There he studied composition and harpsichord. Lully was able to hear the King’s grande bande perform, witness balls where the best French dance music was played. When Mlle de Montpensier was exiled from Paris, Lully was released from her service and gained the attention of King Louis XIV. In February 1653 he danced in “Ballet de la nuit” with the King and less than
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travelled. I will then drop the balls from my chosen heights. The sand = The moons surface. The balls =The meteors Variables: All the variables that I can change and what can affect my experiment are; * The height in which I drop the ball from. * The amount of sand in the tub. * The size of the different individual balls. * The weight of the balls. * Speed of which the balls are travelling at. * The surface type * The angle of which the ball hits the ground. All of