Civil War rifles were accurate for hundreds of yards, with some being deadly at up to 1,000 yards. ( These are the 14 guns that helped fight the Revolutionary War .) ...

Civil War rifles were accurate for hundreds of yards, with some being deadly at up to 1,000 yards. ( These are the 14 guns that helped fight the Revolutionary War .) ...

Before the Civil War, most Americans saw guns as primarily tools for hunting and pest control, not something to keep households safe. Op-Ed: Why former slave states became the base of U.S. gun ...

QUINCY — With thousands of Union troops mustered at the start of the Civil War, federal officials negotiated contracts and prices with manufacturers for needed supplies including guns.

1861-1865 - American Civil War. Both breech and muzzle loaded guns used. 1862 - The Gatling Gun is invented. 1869 - Center-fire cartridge introduced. 1870-1871- The Franco-German War. Breach ...

Gun from Civil War found in trash can at Gettysburg Walmart. Updated: Jan. 26, ... No further information was released about how the gun may have ended up in the trash nor where it came from.

One of the guns that started the Civil War has gone on public display for the first time. The 18-pounder was the standard issue field gun for the British Army in the first World War.