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Knoxville, Tennessee: Rifles S. C. Robinson Arms Manufactory (Samuel C. Robinson) Richmond, Virginia: Produced a variant of the M1859 Sharps carbine: ca. 3,000 .52 caliber Sharps carbines. Marks, “Robinson Arms Co.” Selma Naval Foundry & Ironworks (Selma Arsenal & Gun Works) Selma, Alabama: 1861 Iron plating, Brooke rifled cannon, ironclad ...
Issued in limited numbers to Union cavalry in the final year of the war. Sharps carbine: The Sharps carbine was a falling-block firearm used during and after the American Civil War. The carbine version was very popular with the cavalry of both the Union and Confederate armies and was issued in much larger numbers than the full-length rifle.
The basic unit of Union artillery was the battery, which usually consisted of six guns. Attempts were made to ensure that all six guns in a battery were of the same caliber, simplifying training and logistics. Each gun, or "piece", was operated by a gun crew of eight, plus four additional men to handle the horses and equipment.
An 1879 illustration showing Brandon gun flint knappers at work Making a gun flint by hand, by knapping, 2014. A gun flint is a piece of flint that has been shaped, or knapped into a wedge-shape that fits in the jaws of a flintlock. The gun flints were wrapped in a small piece of lead or leather (known as a flint pad) to hold them firmly in ...
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Obion County, Tennessee. ... Union City Armory: March 18, 1999 : 415 W. Main St.
Dixie is an unincorporated community in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. Dixie is located along local Shawtown Road, 8.29 miles (13.34 km) west of Union City. [2] The community was once home to Dixie High School, which is now a GNIS historical landmark. [3]
Discovery Park of America is a museum and heritage park located just outside the boundary of Union City, Tennessee. The park sits on 50 acres (20 ha) of land off of Everett Boulevard, near U.S. Route 51 and the proposed Interstate 69. [1] It features exhibits and activities on local history, nature, military history, art and science.
A Starr revolver (Starr DA) is a double-action revolver which was used in the western theater of the American Civil War until the United States Army Ordnance Department persuaded the Starr Arms Co. to create a single-action variant after discontinuation of the Colt.