What weapons were used during the Civil War?
Which were most effective?
Sword
Foot Artiliery Sword-Issued to artiliery men. Based on the Roman Gladius
Dragon Saber-Issued to the U.S Calvary. An engraved version was privately purchased by senior officers.
Light Artiliery Saber- Issued to mounted artiliery.
Army Officers Sword- Issued to infantry sergeants. The Marines had their own version.
M1860 Cutlass- Issued to naval boarding parties. Sailors asldo had access to axes, harpoons, and grappling hooks.
Mameluke Sword- Carried by Marine officers.
Bowie Knife- Often carried by Confederates instead of bayonets, which could be used as a sword in combat, a hatchet to chop wood, a razor, and a paddle in emergencies.
Rifles/Hand guns
Springfield Model 1861- Most-widely used shoulder arm used during the Civil War.
Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifled Musket- Used by North and South, was second most widely used infantry weapon.
Colt Revolving Rifle- A repeating rifle.
Starr Revolver-Used by Union Soldiers in the western theater of the Civil War.
Burnside Carbine- A breach-loader issued to the US Calvary.
Spencer Rifle- Mainly used by Northern soldiers, allowed troops to fire 14 rounds per minute.
Unusual Weapons
Hand Grenades- A projectile explosive that was thrown like a dart.
Rockets- Used by the Confederates
Underwater Mines- Used by the confederates, destroyed dozens of ships,
Calcium Floodlights- Used super heated balls of lime, or calcium oxide. Union was able to illuminate artiliery targets.
Harmonica Pistol- You could play music and shoot people at the same time, and so the sideways magazine would line up the bullet perfectly straight and was very difficult and pointless.
What weapons were used during the Civil War? Rifles, revolvers, cannons and swords
Which were most effective? Rifles
Which were most effective?
Sword
Foot Artiliery Sword-Issued to artiliery men. Based on the Roman Gladius
Dragon Saber-Issued to the U.S Calvary. An engraved version was privately purchased by senior officers.
Light Artiliery Saber- Issued to mounted artiliery.
Army Officers Sword- Issued to infantry sergeants. The Marines had their own version.
M1860 Cutlass- Issued to naval boarding parties. Sailors asldo had access to axes, harpoons, and grappling hooks.
Mameluke Sword- Carried by Marine officers.
Bowie Knife- Often carried by Confederates instead of bayonets, which could be used as a sword in combat, a hatchet to chop wood, a razor, and a paddle in emergencies.
Rifles/Hand guns
Springfield Model 1861- Most-widely used shoulder arm used during the Civil War.
Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifled Musket- Used by North and South, was second most widely used infantry weapon.
Colt Revolving Rifle- A repeating rifle.
Starr Revolver-Used by Union Soldiers in the western theater of the Civil War.
Burnside Carbine- A breach-loader issued to the US Calvary.
Spencer Rifle- Mainly used by Northern soldiers, allowed troops to fire 14 rounds per minute.
Unusual Weapons
Hand Grenades- A projectile explosive that was thrown like a dart.
Rockets- Used by the Confederates
Underwater Mines- Used by the confederates, destroyed dozens of ships,
Calcium Floodlights- Used super heated balls of lime, or calcium oxide. Union was able to illuminate artiliery targets.
Harmonica Pistol- You could play music and shoot people at the same time, and so the sideways magazine would line up the bullet perfectly straight and was very difficult and pointless.
What weapons were used during the Civil War? Rifles, revolvers, cannons and swords
Which were most effective? Rifles