Part 34 of the Civil War Minutes documentary series about soldiers in the Civil War. MUSKET TOOLS. Muskets frequently needed a soldiers care in order to maintain fighting order. Tools and techniques for the maintenance of firearms are detailed. Personal belongings open a window into the lives of those who battle in America’s Civil War. The stories behind never-before-seen photographs, letters, artifacts and hundreds of rare paintings and engravings complete the picture of the Civil War in …Submited by:CivilWarMinutes
#1 by joemc111 on February 24, 2010 - 12:51 am
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You can join a local CWRT
#2 by swdendud on February 26, 2010 - 9:37 pm
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I think To learn History dud, watch and learn.
#3 by sawu101 on February 27, 2010 - 10:57 am
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I think whats the point of this video?
#4 by sawu101 on March 2, 2010 - 2:34 am
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I think u also sometimes need to put this cloth in
#5 by 13kid13kewl on March 3, 2010 - 8:55 pm
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it would also suck to reload lol i mean get out gun put gun powder in. grab the lil sick thing clean it then,shoot ahahah
#6 by USHomeboy on March 4, 2010 - 12:18 am
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Question. i have i metalic cartridge
Cal 56/50 HB. Is it a Spencer Cartridge?
#7 by bf1918 on March 5, 2010 - 1:08 pm
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I think This is a very interesting musket. It looks like an 1842 with an 1855 lock plate.
#8 by csrtitus on March 7, 2010 - 8:29 pm
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I think It would suck to be timed on assembling and disassembling this weapon. M-16s are much easier.
#9 by Asparagusville on March 10, 2010 - 9:40 pm
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The Confederacy was cut off from its European markets for indigo, tobacco & cotton. When the South capitulated in 1865 {General Lee later publicly regretted the surrender} federalism was sacrificed for centralism and The United States ceased to be a democratic Republic.
#10 by bombdoc42 on March 13, 2010 - 6:41 am
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Is that not a Maynard tape primer lock? Surely not standard for an issue Springfield?
#11 by purebloodvampir on March 15, 2010 - 6:47 pm
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I think meee tooo! D:
soo pretty XD
#12 by oski20043 on March 17, 2010 - 8:07 pm
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I think J love muskets
#13 by Uwiluz60 on March 18, 2010 - 6:19 am
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LOCK ,STOCK AND BARREL
#14 by tmallow2004 on March 19, 2010 - 1:40 pm
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Is that an 1861 58 caliber. Watching this breakdown , I was reminded of the similarity to a 1903 Springfield and even an M1 Garand inasfar as the way the wood stock and forearms are held to the barrel.
#15 by cheesysmile33 on March 21, 2010 - 5:28 am
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I think I want a musket!
#16 by lojafan on March 22, 2010 - 4:07 am
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Buy another.
#17 by lojafan on March 25, 2010 - 9:50 am
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I think weapon maintence, as in war from the beginning of time, is taking care of by the soldier. There are rules set down by the military that, in detail, describe how your weapon should look. Most of the men had the tools themselves, but some were carried by sargents.
#18 by lojafan on March 28, 2010 - 4:35 pm
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Not all did. Many of the weapons used in the Civil War used the Minie ball and/or a conical style round, not a round ball. Round balls were used, but that doesnt mean they are inaccurate.
#19 by lojafan on March 31, 2010 - 1:41 pm
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I think That really depends on what kind of musket it is. Smoothbores were accuate up to about 75 yards, but most rifled muskets at the time were accuate up to 1200 yards.
#20 by Netinterspace on April 2, 2010 - 6:42 am
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great grandpa means the grandfather of his parents.
#21 by dean11081988 on April 5, 2010 - 2:17 am
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thank you very much it been bothering me for ageas if you dont know somthing you should always ask right or you never find out again thank you
#22 by WoWCreflo on April 6, 2010 - 5:27 am
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no they had a wad of paper blocking the ball
#23 by dean11081988 on April 7, 2010 - 12:25 pm
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i think this sounds like a obviose quetion but with them having round muskit balls did they ever roll out please
#24 by Uzumakiforever24 on April 10, 2010 - 2:26 pm
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Thx for helping me on my Civil War project ^_^
#25 by TheBlacksmith58 on April 10, 2010 - 7:49 pm
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I think There is a few reasons for the long barrel. Black powder burns slower than modern smokeless powder so the long barrel gives more velocity. The longer sight radius makes for better accuracy as well. Also it puts the cloud of smoke a little further away from the shooter. This makes vision better and also makes it less likely that an enemy will make a hit if they return fire at the position you last fired from. Longer reach when a bayonet is mounted is also a useful thing.