"The Evolution of Firearms" - Episode 3 - The American Civil War

28:15 "It's faster changing to your 2nd, 3rd, 4th and/or 5th pistol than reloading"

Very good series....it would be better if it were more universal than centred on America alone

It would have been interesting to include a mention of the Lematt revolver, which was unusual in that it combined a traditional revolver with an second smoothbore 20 gauge barrel. I'd love to see a modern take on this sort of concept, though federal regulation would restrict much of its appeal.

There are some points people seem to gloss over in regards to the henry and spencer rifles. The henry was loaded using loose cartridges while the spencer used detachable magazines and had a magazine carrier that held 48 magazines. The henry could fire 15 rounds quicker but for sustained rate the spencer was superior. The spencer was also more dependable. Soldiers started to buy rifles with their own money and the rifle they were buying was the spencer. As a side note ammunition for the spencer rifle was still being sold by sears in their 1900 catalogs.

The repeating rifle got a boost when they replaced the copper cartridge casing with the brass casing. Sherman's boys in the Carolinas used Henry rifles that they purchased.

23:34 that was a really cool special effect

Thank you for uploading these. I love firearms and I love history.😊 a good day

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“Buck and ball”, the 12 ga. Winchester PDX round uses the same principle.

Very interesting !! Thank you, and could also be used as a candleholder!

I'm waiting for the next chapter!

Not a bad video. Until it said Chamberlain was a General during the defense of Little Round Top. He was a Colonel then.

Technology had come of age in the Civil War.

this is really entertaning

Colt's major mistake was letting White's patent of the drilled through cylinder for pistols slip through his hands. Remington capitalized on that patent.

These are good for learning but the man who is showing the guns is wrong alot for instance revolvers were called Army or Navy because the Army contracted for a .44 caliber pistol while the Navy contracted for a .36 caliber pistol, even the Colt 1860 Army had a Naval battle screen on the cylinder.

No mention of the Whitworth rifle?

“.50 cal are Mini bullets” well shit

The Springfield 69 cal was originally a Charleville French muscat invented around 1715 . I have one and it was one of the most reliable muskets of the era. Many of these guns found service in the American Revolution, used by the colonists and supplied by France. Later 10,000 of them were sold to the American government by a relative of Eli Whitney. Finally, by 1820, these guns were converted to percussion firing.

10:24 that goofy voice for the confederate commander was silly.