Re: Use of Model 1855 Rifled Muskets by Confederate Forces
Perhaps the distinction is one of nomenclature, that is "rifled musket" vs "rifle musket." If that is the point, then it's correct because a rifled musket began its service as a smoothbore and the barrel was later "rifled." The US 1855 was a "rifle musket."
Perhaps the distinction is one of nomenclature, that is "rifled musket" vs "rifle musket." If that is the point, then it's correct because a rifled musket began its service as a smoothbore and the barrel was later "rifled." The US 1855 was a "rifle musket."
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