Civil war weapons

Civil War weapons

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Smoothbores Smoothbores were the most common firearm used in the civil war.they were called smoothbores because they had a smooth inside. They were slow and not very accurate.

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Breech- loading rifles - They were faster than muzzleloaders - The union came up with the disign - only the best got to use them - more than one dollor more than muzzleloaders

Torpedos -"Electric Mines" -First used by the Confederates -Put on small boats and ramed big ships

Terms Caliber- how wide a bullet is in mm. Riffled-spiraling groved barrel Smoothbored-smooth inside barrel

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Revolvers - It was first made in 1839 -It was called five shooters or revolving pistols -It was known to blow up during use