Tag: rifle-musket

BritishMuzzleLoaders On the Mark III Snider-Enfield Early Breechloader

Posted February 24, 2016 in Daily News, Guns & Gear, Other Gear & Gadgets, Rifles by Nathaniel F with 3 Comments

By the mid 1860s, the British had been using a rifle of the same basic pattern (with the proverbial lock, stock, and barrel) for over one hundred and forty years. The famous Brown Bess, having been largely supplanted by the 1853 Enfield, was obsolete, but the basic [Read More…]

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…]