First seeing action in during the Mexican War, the Model 1841 muzzleloading percussion long arm known as the “Mississippi rifle,” “Windsor rifle,” “Harpers Ferry rifle,” “Whitney rifle,” “Remington rifle” or “Yaeger rifle,” were updated and issued to soldiers during the Civil War— both Union and... More @Wikipedia
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