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What Was the Most Popular Weapon After the Civil War?

by | Jan 23, 2018 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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What was the most popular weapon after the Civil War? Wes Shinn Saratoga Springs, New York After the Civil War, the most popular weapons were those featuring the self-contained cartridge, which displaced the paper cartridge used up through the Civil War. The 1873 Winchester rifle (below left) and the 1873 Colt Single Action Army “Peacemaker” revolver (below right) were among these. Yet the double-barreled shotgun, a comparatively inexpensive firearm, may have been the more popular one, sa


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