31431 - Union Dismounted Cavalry Trooper Loading Carbine, No.2 K&C Diorama Accessories goose-steps past

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58 caliber rifle and gave an extra long reach for close quarters fighting

After some 15 years of armed conflict

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31431 - Union Dismounted Cavalry Trooper Loading Carbine, No.2 K&C Diorama Accessories goose-steps pastUnion Dismounted Cavalry Trooper Loading Carbine, No. 2 The Civil War witnessed a technological revolution in weaponry. This was highlighted by a changeover from smoothbore firearms to rifled barrel firearms, but both still had to be loaded through the muzzle for each shot. However, repeating weapons such as the Burnside, Sharps, Smith, and Spencer carbines were beginning to be developed and became more readily available. Unfortunately for the common