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Download from Musket to Metallic Cartridge: a Practical History Of FROM MUSKET TO METALLIC CARTRIDGE: A PRACTICAL HISTORY OF BLACK POWDER FIREARMS DOWNLOAD FREE BOOK Oyvind Flatnes | 240 pages | 01 Mar 2014 | The Crowood Press Ltd | 9781847975935 | English | Ramsbury, United Kingdom Dreyse needle gun The success of the design spurred subsequent developments in firearms technology and, before the start of the Franco-Prussian War of —71, the French introduced the Chassepot rifle. Ian V. Retrieved 17 April The older Dreyse needle gun and its cartridge had been deliberately constructed in a way to minimize those problems but to the detriment of its ballistic properties. Repeater rifles for comparison were rare in the Army of the Potomac. Gun manufacturers in England and Austria also produced Chassepot rifles to support the French war effort. Amongst the technical features of interest introduced in on the Chassepot rifle was the method of obturation of the bolt by a segmented rubber ring which expanded under gas pressure and thus sealed the From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms when the shot was fired. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. After the American Civil War, converted Army surplus rifles were made into custom firearms, and the Sharps factory produced Models and in large numbers for commercial buffalo hunters and frontiersmen. This front-to-rear burn pattern minimizes the effect seen in rear-igniting cartridges where a portion of the powder at the front of the charge is forced down and out of the barrel to burn wastefully in the air as muzzle flash. The British purchased 1, Model carbines in which was later used in the Indian Rebellion of The breech was closed by a bolt From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms to those of more modern rifles to follow. For the novel by Bernard Cornwell, From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms Sharpe's Rifles novel. Men-at-Arms University of Oklahoma Press. Stackpole Books. Lincoln was deeply impressed with the weapon, and ordered Gen. He describes the use of antique firearms and replicas, discussing their historical and safe modern use. It was shorter and lighter than the live round, since it lacked the projectile, but was otherwise similar in construction and powder load. Sharps rifles are a series of large-bore single-shot riflesbeginning with a design by Christian Sharps inand ceasing production in The pattern Sharps was a particularly popular rifle that led to the introduction of several derivatives in quick succession. These were marked with the imperial chrysanthemum stamp. The rifle was the invention of the gunsmith Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse — who, beginning inhad conducted multiple experiments and in produced the complete needle-gun. Ripley disobeyed the order and continued to use the old single-shooters. Bullet Casting. In it, there are several pages about loading for the Chassepot, but the real value is in the history of progress of blackpowder arms from the s to modern day. The Black Powder Community. Double-barreled shotgun Ketchum grenade Winans Steam Gun. Springfield Armory Museum. Most were unissued or given to sharpshooters, but the 13th Pennsylvania Reserves which still carried the old-fashioned designation of a "rifle regiment" carried them until being mustered out in A spring in the tube enabled the rounds to be fired one after another. James H. At this time however, many officers were distrustful of breech-loading weapons on the grounds that they would encourage men to waste ammunition. After successful testing inthe Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm IV ordered 60, of the new rifles. Weapons of the American Civil War. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. An inverted standard percussion cap was at the rear of the paper cartridge and hidden inside. It's the kind of thing we LEND to new club members to get them on the right track at the beginning, but you see oldies with 50 years shooting behind them leafing through it. They certainly do not detract much from the content and presentation. Crowood Press, Limited. The Age of Firearms. From Musket to Metallic Cartridge - A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms The approximate number of Chassepot rifles available to the French Army in July was 1, units. He describes the use of antique firearms and replicas, discussing their historical and safe modern use. James H. They did, however, encourage the use of breech-loading carbinewhich is also single-shot like most firearms of the day, but is shorter than standard rifles and thus more suited to mounted warfare [9] More accurately, they feared that the Army's logistics train would be unable to provide enough ammunition for the soldiers in the field, as they already had grave difficulty bringing up enough ammunition to sustain armies of tens of thousands of men over distances of hundreds of miles. The Spencer repeating rifles and From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms were early American lever-action firearms invented by Christopher Spencer. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. HoggWeapons of the Civil War. Views Read Edit View history. Drawing on his experience of countless hours on the shooting range, backed up by meticulous research, Oyvind Flatnes relates over years of development and covers the huge range of different ignition systems, models and patents. It was his adoption of the bolt-action breechloading principle From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms with this igniter system which gave the rifle its military potential, allowing, as it did, a much faster rate of fire. The Prussians won the war but the Chassepot proved superior to the needle-gun in every way. Flatnes's book is compact, filled with lush photos and clear, explanatory images and is written to appeal to several audiences, namely "shooters, collectors, gun enthusiasts and historians. This front-to-rear burn pattern minimizes the effect seen in rear-igniting cartridges where a portion of the powder at the front of the charge is forced down and out of the barrel to burn wastefully in the air as muzzle flash. Sharps rifles are a series of large-bore single-shot riflesbeginning with a design by Christian Sharps inand ceasing production in Retrieved 9 September China also acquired Dreyse rifles for the modernisation of their armed forces. It has a rate of fire of about 6 rounds per minute. Wikimedia Commons. The fire-rate of the Spencer was usually reckoned as fourteen shots per minute. The book is profusely illustrated throughout, with both photographs and diagrams, showing a range of guns and their ammunition, with some live firing shots showing them in action. Wikimedia Commons. The bolt's rubber obturator eroded in action but was easily replaced in the field by infantrymen. Iola : Gun Digest Books. The upper end of the paper case is rolled up and tied. Perhaps as a result, a number of different rifle companies currently offer reproductions of the Sharps rifle. Coates and Dean S. Bolt action rifle. Sherman, William T. Along with being able From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms use a standard percussion capthe Sharps had a fairly unusual pellet primer feed. Sometime in the late s, Japan acquired an unknown number of Model rifles and bayonets. MuzzleLoading Ignition Systems. Hidden categories: Articles lacking in-text citations from July All articles lacking in- text citations Use dmy dates from March Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Commons category link is on Wikidata. Chassepot paper cartridge and boxes. Beginning inthe rifle was easily converted to fire metallic cartridges under the name of Gras riflea step which would have been impossible to achieve with the Dreyse needle rifle. Spencer repeating rifle Unlike the Sharps rifle, the carbine was very popular From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms almost 90, were produced. Riflecarbine. Lawrence as master armorer and superintendent of manufacturing. Acorn-shaped lead bullet in paper cartridge. Type of Rifle, carbine. James H. The rifle was the invention of the gunsmith Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse — who, beginning inhad conducted multiple experiments and in produced the complete needle-gun. Download as PDF Printable version. Bythe entire French active army had been re- armed with the Chassepot. Because the rifle used black powder, residue accumulated at the back of the barrel, making cleaning necessary after about 60—80 shots. From left:. M Dreyse needle-gun. The British Army evaluated the Dreyse needle gun in — Go get it now! Some Civil War— issue carbines had an unusual feature: a hand-cranked grinder in the stock. At first, the Spandau factory produced 12, Dreyse needle guns a year, rising to 48, in From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. While the Chassepot's ballistic performance and firing rates were excellent for the time, burnt paper residues as well as black powder fouling accumulated in the chamber and bolt mechanism after continuous firing. Compared to standard muzzle-loaders, with a rate of fire of 2—3 rounds per minute, this represented a significant tactical advantage. The bullet was held in a paper case known as a sabot, which separated from the bullet as it exited the muzzle. Weapons of the American Civil War. The Spencer repeating rifles and carbines were early American lever-action firearms invented by Christopher Spencer. The book urges collectors to take up shooting their specimens, historians to get out of the library and get "hands on" at the range or in the field, and provides an excellent history for firearm enthusiasts.
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