Tag: rifled-musket

Capandball Shoots an Original 1861 Springfield Rifle-Musket

Posted June 18, 2015 in Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 8 Comments

Hungarian YouTuber capandball gives us a look at the world of blackpowder rifled-musket competition shooting, with his original Springfield 1861 Rifle-Musket, manufactured at Bridesburg: The original guns, when coupled with Minie-style projectiles, can provide quite [Read More…]

Bayonet History and Drill, Circa 1861

Posted April 16, 2015 in Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 14 Comments

For much of the 20th Century, squad drill was the bugbear of visionary firearms designers. Great emphasis was placed by the using services on the training maneuvers and positions that had been developed in the previous century, but which were rapidly becoming [Read More…]