Look closely, and you can see the paraphernalia of Trapdoor Springfield rifles – cartridge belts full of .45-70, and socket bayonets on the belts as well.
Vintage Saturday: A Gattling Gun Crew
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Battle of the Greasy Grass
On this day 138 years ago, the combined forces of the Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho tribes delivered a staggering defeat to the US Army’s 7th Cavalry under the command of General George Armstrong Custer. The […]
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Refresher: US 1907 Pistol Trials Report
I have a couple videos coming up on pistols from the trials that eventually led to the adoption of the 1911, so today is a refresher from a couple years back when I posted a […]
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Headspace-Operated Prototype Rifle – Yeah, it’s as Weird as it Sounds
Today we are taking a look at a very unusual prototype rifle, courtesy of Legacy Collectibles. I suspect – but have no direct evidence – that this was designed by one Francis K. Young, […]
You do have to wonder how difficult it was to keep the brass polished on a black-powder firing Gatling gun. That’s a task the modern day soldier should thank his lucky stars he doesn’t have to do on every piece of equipment he has.