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Allen and Thurber Single Shot
Cite The gun had a wooden handle, and a removable cast-steel barrel. The gun was designed for compitition, and therefor had a trigger guard designed for the utmost stability while shooting. -
Colt Model 1851 Navy
Cite The revolver was known as one of the most widely produced in the world. The pistol was a famous design, and was used in the Civil War, which widely strengthened the gun's reputation as a trusty weapon as a sidearm. -
Colt Model 1855
Cite The famous western-style Model 1855 is famous for its innovations in becoming one of the first semi-automatic weapons to reach the front lines. The revolving action of the rifle allows the rifle to have a powerful repeating-action, which would give a soldier the edge in a fight. -
Burnside Carbine
Cite The Burnside Carbine was a short-lived, breach-loaded rifle, shooting Burnside-developed lethal .54 caliber ammunition, and was used during the American Civil War, and is known as one of the most important in that conflict. -
Alleb and Wheelock Drop Breach
Cite THe Alleb and Wheellock rifle was not very prelavent in the Civil War, but fired famous .22 and .44 caliber ammunition that still sees use to this day, The majority of the rifle was constructed with Wood, although most of the rifle's internals are metal. -
Cooper Pocket Double Action
Cite The Cooper Double Action is a 5-shot revolver (As opposed to the more common 6 or 8 shot) that was designed as an easily concealable weapon that could be hidden in a coat. The revolver fired .31 Caliber rounds through it's 4-6" metal barrel.
The construction of the gun was mostly metal, but the handle was made of wood. -
Bridesburg Model 1961
Cite The Model 1961 was produced under a contract for the U.S. Govornment to be used in the American Civil War, where the .56 Caliber, 40" long musket saw it's use. The rifle was constructed of wood for the foundation, as well as it's steel internals and barrel. -
Cosmopolitan Carbine
Cite The Cosmopolitan Carbine was issued to two units during the Civil War in Illinois, and was constructed of wood with metal for the barrel, firing mechanism, and end of the stock. The rifle fired .52 Caliber ammunition, which is very powerful, even today. -
Enfield Mk I / II
Cite The Enfield Mk I / II became the standard for the British Armed Forces only shorly after it's production began, It fired .476 Caliber rounds, of which it stored 6 of, and was mostly constructed of wood, with a metal reciever. The Enfield used a useful system that allowed the operator to remove used cartridges, while retaining those which were ready to fire. -
Mannlicher Model 1888
Cite The Mannlicher Model was revolutionary by it's time, using a bolt-action magazine-fed design that allowed for easier combat on the battlefield. The entire body of the gun was made of wood, such as the stock, barrel, and reciever, but the barrel, trigger, magazine, sights, muzzle, and trigger guards were metal. The gun had a mount available for a bayonet to be attatched to the barrel.
