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250 Years of the U.S. Army: Rifle Muskets, Trapdoors & Early Bolt-Actions

The U.S. Army would enter the 19th century equipped with a smoothbore flintlock musket that differed little from the designs ...
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Firearms that defined American history

American history has been largely forged in conflict, starting from the very first days when the Revolution’s first volleys ...
American Rifleman

250 Years Of The U.S. Army: The Smoothbore Musket Era

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Springfield Armory 1839 Morse Conversion Model 1858 Breechloading Rimfire Rifle Musket

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U.S. Model 1842 musket and bayonet by Springfield Armory

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