Free Downloads Sharpshooter: Hiram Berdan, His Famous Sharpshooters And Their Sharps Rifles
Inside you will find the story of the inventor, his men and the innovative weapon they used. 125 pp., 7x9.5
Paperback: 125 pages
Publisher: Andrew Mowbray Publishers, Inc.; 2nd edition (June 30, 1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 091721837X
ISBN-13: 978-0917218378
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 6.8 x 9.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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Berdan's SharpshootersDISCLAIMER: I am not an American Civil War buff just an interested reader of the subject."Sharpshooter: Hiram Berdan, His Famous Sharpshooters and their Sharps Rifles" by Wiley Sword is a composite book first covering the life of Hiram Berdan and the seconded part covers the rifle. Berdan was an American engineer, inventor and military officer, world-renowned marksman, and guiding force behind and commanding colonel of the famed United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiments during the American Civil War. He was the inventor of the Berdan rifle, the Berdan centerfire primer and numerous other weapons and accessories.Berdan was involved in the recruiting of eighteen companies, from eight states, which were formed into two sharpshooter regiments with the backing of General Winfield Scott and President Abraham Lincoln. His men, who had to pass rigorous marksmanship tests, were dressed in distinctive green uniforms and equipped with the most advanced long-range rifles featuring telescopic sights. Even when assigned to a brigade, the regiments were usually detached for special assignments on the field of battle. They were frequently used for skirmish duty.The second part is about the military Berdan Sharps rifle was a falling block rifle used during and after the American Civil War. Along with being able to use a standard percussion cap, the Sharps had a fairly unusual pellet primer feed. This was a device which held a stack of pelleted primers and flipped one over the nipple each time the trigger was pulled and the hammer fell - making it much easier to fire a Sharps from horseback than a gun employing individually loaded percussion caps.
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