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The Pattern 1853 rifled musket—genesis

Smithurst, 2007

Document ID
10654791831612049846
Author
Smithurst P
Publication year
Publication venue
Arms & Armour

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In 1851, the British Army entered upon a revolutionary change when the Marquis of Anglesea, Master-General of Ordnance, established the Minié rifle as a replacement for the smoothbore musket as the standard issue to all infantry and 28,000 were initially ordered …
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