Among the pantheon of American military arms, the Model 1819 Hall Rifle is one of the most unique ... mechanism and saw use in the American Civil War.
The last war to use only muzzle-loaded guns. 1859 - The first full rim-fire cartridge. 1860 - Spencer repeating carbine patented. Introduced at the start of the Civil War, Spencer repeating guns ...
Moylan fought to save the Union at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War in 1863 ... his Colt cavalry model revolver ...