This may be a re-do of some earlier discussions and if so, sorry. I have been asked before how many "hunting guns" were used. Obvioulsy, especially in the first year and even longer in the more remote western or FL areas they were used, but how "correct" would say a KY rifle or Hawken be? In the museum at Tellico Plains, TN there is a TN rifle (sometimes called iron mountain guns) which was reportedly used by a local in the war. It is a cap-lock, with a nipple appearing to be for #10 sized caps. It has a long octagonal barrel and is roughly .45". How correct are these guns for our early war events?
Todd Watts
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