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Originally Posted by JCF
i've studied the US Civil War since I was a kid, and visited battlefields...
But when I fixed the bayonet on this M42 (1852) my understanding of what those men then faced instantly changed...
and not hard to tell which holes were made by the .69 [buck and] ball
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Famous last words, "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance." Said by Union major General Sedgwick right before he was killed by a confederate sniper at Spotsvania Courthouse
The CSA used British Whitworths in 451..the Union mostly used heavy barreled target rifles and the Berdan Sharps shooters the 1863 NM Sharps military with double set triggers.
The Drolinger Shiloh sharps in Farmingdale used to make the paper cartridge 1863's back in the 70's..the Big Timber Shiloh continued..but have long since been discontinued. Parker Hale made 3 versions of the Enfield 1853 3 & 2 band and carbine..Musketoon. they also made a Whitworth.and a Volunteer that in 451. The Whitworth and Volunteer made in the UK are highly sought after. An original Whitworth will set you back majorely.