The Maynard carbine was a breech-loaded carbine used by cavalry in the American Civil War. The First Model was manufactured between 1858 and 1859. About...
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A carbine (/ˈkɑːrbiːn/ or /ˈkɑːrbaɪn/), from French carabine, is a long arm firearm but with a shorter barrel than a rifle or musket. Many carbines are...
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The Maynard tape primer was a system designed by Edward Maynard to allow for more rapid reloading of muskets. Muskets in the early 19th century were flintlocks...
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which had been using Maynard's system under contract for several years. In 1855 they produced 2,000 Greene Carbines, a Maynard system firearm, for a...
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Frank Wesson Rifles (redirect from Frank Wesson carbine)
repeating rifle (cartridge introduced in 1860), Spencer repeating rifle, Maynard carbine, Frank Wesson rifles, and Ballard rifles. The .44 caliber Frank Wesson...
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primed breechloaders. The Springfield Armory manufactured a sample Maynard carbine in .48 caliber and it was tested in May 1856. The gun, fired at ranges...
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II, III, and IV (United Kingdom – rifle – 1871) Massachusetts Arms Maynard Carbine (USA – rifle – 1851) Mauser Gewehr 71 (German Empire – rifle – 1871)...
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unchanged. Some designs emerged, such as Maynard carbine and the pellet feed system employed by the Sharps carbine, which mechanised the recharging of the...
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Sharps rifle (redirect from Sharps carbine)
is referred to as the "first contract", which was for 10,000 Model 1851 carbines, of which approximately 1,650 were produced by R&L in Windsor. In 1851...
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Melvin Maynard Johnson Jr. (August 6, 1909 – January 9, 1965), nicknamed Maynard Johnson, was an American designer of firearms, lawyer, and United States...
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