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The Board of Ordnance officers, consisting of Col. Ripley, Major Ramsay, and Captain Maynadief appointed by the Secretary of War to examine and test all breech-loading firearms that might be presented ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: While the Pattern 53 ushered in the era of the rifle it was to be short-lived as breech-loading technology was developed. Just as many muskets were converted to ...

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