As the saying goes, the sun never set on the British Empire. And from the cool, damp British Isles was built the largest empire by landmass the world had ever known. The First British Empire ...

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The Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifle was developed in time for use by the British Army in its first great war in decades and was arguably the catalyst of another conflict that nearly destroyed its colonial ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A "Tower"-type Enfield rifle-musket, model 1853, made of metal and wood. The musket has attached metal butt plate at ...

THIS excellent little book is a combination of a book of instruction and a score record. It contains clear instructions for the sighting to be employed at higher ...

IN no branch of manufacture has human ingenuity been taxed more vigorously, for the attainment of the highest possible point of perfection, than in that of rifled guns for the use of the troops, on ...

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To The Editor: Members of Camp 70 Walter Bryson Sons of Confederate Veterans shown firing a three-volley salute in Sunday's edition reportedly were carrying "58 caliber 'infield' rifles." Unless these ...

The main military infantry weapon through the time of Napoleon was the smoothbore musket, It was quick to load, not very accurate, with an effective range of about 100 yards. Hunting rifles of the ...