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Monday, January 28, 2013
A War of 1812 "Gatling Gun"
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The age of modern firepower was heralded by the introduction of the Gatling Gun, a multi-barrelled repeating gun. During the American race ...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Secret Weapons of the War of 1812: IEDs
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HMS Bellerophon , a 75-gun ship similar to the Ramilles , which was repeatedly targeted by American IEDs during the War of 1812. Nickname:...
Monday, December 3, 2012
Tactics and Rusty Muskets
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This last is from William Duane's book of tactics for the United States Infantry . It explains why a lot of commanders during t...
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Firing Live Ammunition with a Flintlock Musket
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Last weekend I was finally able to take my flintlock musket (a 1795 pattern Springfield reproduced by the Italian gun maker Pedersoli) ou...
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