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    i have to give a talk about civil war/old west weapons for my history class. tell me anyhting you know about colt revolvers or any other weapon from this era (names, dates, producers, usage)
    "I'm against picketting, but i dont know how to show it"

  • #2
    what grade/course?

    I'm taking APUSH, I should start reading beggining of Civil War chapters tonight

    here:
    http://www.civilwarhome.com/civilwarweapons.htm

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    • #3
      yah its apush. not just civil war though, but the frontier as well
      "I'm against picketting, but i dont know how to show it"

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      • #4
        "God created men, Sam colt made them equals".

        Love that saying. ;)

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        • #5
          The gatling gun is a civil war era invention.

          http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWgatling.htm

          Cheers!...on the rocks!!

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          • #6
            Originally posted by M21Sniper
            "God created men, Sam colt made them equals".

            Love that saying. ;)
            hey i used that in my talk, my teacher liked it

            thanks for the help
            "I'm against picketting, but i dont know how to show it"

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            • #7
              The La Mat, a .41 caliber 9 round revolver with a smooth bore secondary now that was a gun

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              • #8
                "hey i used that in my talk, my teacher liked it

                thanks for the help"

                Glad i could help bro. :)

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Terran empire
                  The La Mat, a .41 caliber 9 round revolver with a smooth bore secondary now that was a gun
                  Jeb Stuart had a pair of them on him when he was killed at the Battle of Yellow Tavern in 1864. Custer had a pair of British Bulldog revolvers and a Remington hunting rifle when he made his last stand on a hill above the Little Big Horn river on June 25th 1876, his men had Colt Single Action Army revolvers (standard issue pistol in US military at the time) and 1873 Sharps carbines (carried by cavalry), US Army infantry at the time still carried the ACW era Springfield rifle with some modifications.

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                  • #10
                    i also found a revolver which fired a single shotgun shell from a chamber under the barrell and parallel with the cylinder.

                    holy recoil!
                    "I'm against picketting, but i dont know how to show it"

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by griftadan
                      i also found a revolver which fired a single shotgun shell from a chamber under the barrell and parallel with the cylinder.

                      holy recoil!
                      Oh yeah thats the La Mata real Wrist Breaker!! but it would get the job done.

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