Body Armor, Civil War Style? - American Civil War Forums
2015年5月22日 · Brev. Brig. Gen'l. Joined. Sep 28, 2013. Location. Southwest Mississippi. Jun 2, 2015. #3. The Vest Makers. The two largest companies, G&D Cook Company and Atwater Armor Company, started the mass production of bulletproof vest when the Civil War broke out.
Close Calls | Gettysburg - American Civil War Forums
2015年1月16日 · Imagination accomplished the rest. (James Smith, 4th New York Battery, New York at Gettysburg) During the fight a ball passed through my vest watch-pocket, breaking things pretty lively. I send a piece of the pencil N--- gave me. You see it is not bullet proof. Another bullet passed through my pants, just behind the knee.
Interesting civil war period side knife | Edged Weapons
2015年10月14日 · Oct 19, 2020. #1. This came out of the Gettysburg area. This Bowie-style side knife is 10 1/4 inches overall with a 6 1/8 inch blade. It has a beautiful dark brown handle with brass fittings. It has a very nice brass guard with copper rivets. Another interesting (but unexplained to me) feature is the iron grip hook on the bottom of the handle.
Fences at Gettysburg | Gettysburg | Page 2 - American Civil War …
2009年10月1日 · With these pieces and the Virginia fence we made quite a formidable breast work, almost bullet proof, which was 2 ft. or 30 inches in height. We now got our guns, took our proper places in line and laid down behind our little breast work…. Gettysburg Magazine # 47 Page: 54 By Cooper Wingert
Recent Find - Collection - In the Field - Relics from this past …
2024年9月23日 · I found these over the weekend at two different places. Both are Gettysburg campaign. I found my first Garibaldi or Carcano bullet. Most of the 3 ringers are nose cast or side cast. All Confederate. All relics were recovered on private property with the owners permission.
Rifling in Enfields | Small Arms & Ammunition - American Civil War …
2013年6月7日 · Joined. Jan 9, 2010. Location. Texas. Jun 13, 2013. #4. The early Enfields had rifling that was 14 thousandths uniform depth, all the way down the barrel. They then went to a progressive depth rifling, that was 15 thousandths deep at the breech end, progressively getting shallower to 5 thousandths deep at the muzzle.
What Type Of Weapons? | Ranks, Uniforms, Clothing, & Gear
2019年11月2日 · The rule of thumb is one grain of powder / 50 caliber. 50 grains of 2f is a good starting point. Firing three shot groups adjust the load to achieve best result. Cleaning the barrel every 8-10 shots is recommended. I settled on 80 grains …
Type II Austrian Lorenz | Small Arms & Ammunition | Page 3
2008年10月24日 · Consequently Type I and II rifles are not different patterns, they are simply two different variations of the Muster 1854 rifle based on their different rear sights. The Muster 1862 family of arms were product inproved versions of the Muster 1854 family, just as the M14 rifle was a product improved M1 rifle.
Shooting black powder? | Small Arms & Ammunition - American …
2017年3月24日 · In the picture posted, is the Rapine OS 480 grain bullet on the left. The bullet on the right is the (late) Tony Bagdon 405 grain, .580" Hodgdon bullet design. As you can see, it holds a LOT of lube, and generally uses a load of 38.8 grains of FFFg black powder. It can be a wonderfully accurate bullet out to 100 yards.
Enfield vs. Springfield bullets | Small Arms & Ammunition
2016年3月23日 · Oct 24, 2008. Location. Fairfax, VA, USA. Apr 1, 2023. #5. The Federal Army experienced problems with its cartridges for Springfield and Enfield rifle muskets. The diameter of the original design of the Federal Minié bullet for the Model 1855 Springfield rifle and rifle musket was .5775 inches [14.67mm].