This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... Part II. MILITARY RIFLES Chapter I U. S. Military Rifles From 1800 To 1920 Plate 18 No. 1, Model 1800 Rifle. Regulation. Although, in the very founding of the United States, regiments of volunteer civilian infantry, armed with their own Kentucky rifles, proved again and again infinitely superior in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... Part II. MILITARY RIFLES Chapter I U. S. Military Rifles From 1800 To 1920 Plate 18 No. 1, Model 1800 Rifle. Regulation. Although, in the very founding of the United States, regiments of volunteer civilian infantry, armed with their own Kentucky rifles, proved again and again infinitely superior in battle to regiments of veteran soldiers armed with smooth bores, nevertheless the new United States let nearly twenty-five years go by before attempting to make military rifles. But the prospect of war with France, at the close of the 18th century, awoke the martial spirit of the new little nation, and revived old romantic tales of the days of 1775 to 1783. Memories awoke to the feats of skill of the "Mid Colonials," feats which had seemed so remarkable not only to the trained British soldiery, who were their opponents and victims, but also to that other part of the American Army which had been armed with just muskets. Whereupon Congress in 1799 passed an act authorizing the addition to the regular army of "A Rifle Regiment." And, since our regular army, a mere The courtesy of Major Charles C. Foster, M. D., is gratefully acknowledged for permitting the comparison, by picture and examination, of arms in the Sawyer Collection with arms in the specialized Foster Collection of U. S. Military Arms. There being no previous compiled data of any moment to serve as a basis for this work, the cross-checking was of great value in eliminating errors. This applies to carbines as well as to rifles. handful of soldiers then known as the "Military Peace Establishment," was supplied with arms made in government shops, it was a logical outcome that the new rifle regiment also should be supplied with rifles made in the shops of the government. The birth of our...
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Add this copy of Firearms in American History. Volume III to cart. $33.00, like new condition, Sold by Bookmine rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fair Oaks, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Palladium Press. The Firearms Classic Library.
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2000, Palladium Press. The Firearms Classic Library
