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To: Eleutheria5

I always found it interesting that British soldiers in 1878 were still equipped with single-shot rifles.


78 posted on 03/11/2023 4:51:13 PM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized of man.)
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To: Rummyfan

If they had been muzzle loaders, the battle would have been over very quickly. But at least they were breach loaders, and they showed excellent firing discipline in the final battle scene. But there were repeating rifles available by then.


87 posted on 03/11/2023 5:32:05 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David. )
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