Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Dec 17, 2004 19:23:09 GMT 3
(Originially posted by Arkhanson at September 21, 2004)
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The Flintlock was developed in France around 1612. A key contributor to this development was Marin le Bourgeoys who was assigned to the Louvre gun shops by King Henri IV of France. The Flintlock's manufacture slowly spread throughout Europe, and by the second half of the century it became more popular than the Wheel Lock and Snaphaunce. The main difference between the Flintlock and Snaphaunce is that in the Flintlock the striking surface and flashpan cover are all one piece, where in the Snaphaunce they are separate mechanisms. This made the mechanism even simpler, less expensive, and more reliable than its predecessor. This simplicity allowed for more creative gun designs, such as guns with multiple barrels and miniature pistols which could be concealed easily inside a garment. By 1664 experiments with rotating-block repeated fire guns were under way (like a revolver which holds a number of shots in a rotating cylinder) but such weapons were dangerous to operate and would have to wait for another century and a half to be made a standard weapon.
In the early 1700s the Brown Bess Flintlock made its appearance. It probably got its name from the acid-brown treatment of its barrel. By this time, the flintlock was accurate up to about 80 yards but nobody could aim at a man and kill him at 200 yards. A shooter of average experience could load and fire two to three rounds per minute. Going through several incarnations, it wasnt until the 1760s that the Brown Bess was standardized.
In the late 1740s, the first Kentucky rifles began to be produced in America. Several gunmakers in the colonies made them, the most famous being those made in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.
The Percussion Cap ignition system was developed in 1805 by the Reverend John Forsyth of Aberdeenshire. This firing mechanism wass a great step in advancement from its predecessors because it does not use an exposed flashpan to begin the ignition process. Instead, it has a simple tube which leads straight into the gun barrel.
The key to this system is the explosive cap which is placed on top of the tube. The cap contains fulminate of mercury, a chemical compound which explodes when it is struck. This is the same stuff as is used in the paper or plastic caps in a child's cap gun. When the cap is struck by the hammer, the flames from the exploding fulminate of mercury go down the tube, into the gun barrel, and ignite the powder inside the barrel to propel the bullet.
This firing mechanism provided a major advance in reliability, since the cap was almost certain to explode when struck. This mechanism is almost immune to dampness, though in a rainfall one must still be cautious to avoid getting water in the gun barrel or into the ignition system while loading the weapon. The percussion cap was the key to making reliable rotating-block guns (revolvers) which would fire reliably, and in the early 1800s several manufacturers began producing these multiple-shot sidearms in mass quantities. The percussion cap firing mechanism gave an individual soldier a weapon of precision and reliability which was used to devastating effect in the U.S. Civil War.
reference is: ruffcountry.tripod.com/gruffsgunsite/id1.html
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(Originially posted by me at September 27, 2004)
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Thanks for the post
I like 18th and 19th century flintlock muskets
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(Originially posted by Arkhanson at September 27, 2004)
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but at 17th centry matchlock rifles were still in using but gun powder of rifle is so bad and you could not take aim clearly and for this reason matchlock rifle bgattlitions were used in armies and pikemans were protecting muslketeers when they where reloading their rifles
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(Originially posted by me at September 27, 2004)
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But when flintlocks were developed, they became one of the milestones of military history.
The first real useage of them in action was during the War of Spanish Succesion, right?
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(Originially posted by Arkhanson at September 27, 2004)
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not so much only rifle tactics changed but main evolutions are after the first quarter of 19 century British martini henry rifles German mausers and American wincheters
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(Originially posted by me at September 27, 2004)
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But with the final development of flintlock muskets, musketeers became the main units of European armies while their efficiancy was highly improved.
Just compare musket-using infantries of Europe during 17th and 18th centuries.
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(Originially posted by Arkhanson at September 28, 2004)
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I understood it wrong. And also improving of the firearm technologies also tactics were improved
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(Originially posted by me at September 28, 2004)
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It's also interesting that the wide-spread useage of bayonets started at the same time with flintlock muskets.
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(Originially posted by Arkhanson at September 28, 2004)
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Kentucky rifles are also good for hunting with flintlock status rifles
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(Originially posted by me at September 28, 2004)
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Is it true that Kentucky rifles were used for sniping?
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(Originially posted by Arkhanson at September 29, 2004)
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Well I am not sure but if it is used for hunting also you can use it for sniping. Also you know now a days people use bolt action rifles with scopes deer hunting etc
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The Flintlock was developed in France around 1612. A key contributor to this development was Marin le Bourgeoys who was assigned to the Louvre gun shops by King Henri IV of France. The Flintlock's manufacture slowly spread throughout Europe, and by the second half of the century it became more popular than the Wheel Lock and Snaphaunce. The main difference between the Flintlock and Snaphaunce is that in the Flintlock the striking surface and flashpan cover are all one piece, where in the Snaphaunce they are separate mechanisms. This made the mechanism even simpler, less expensive, and more reliable than its predecessor. This simplicity allowed for more creative gun designs, such as guns with multiple barrels and miniature pistols which could be concealed easily inside a garment. By 1664 experiments with rotating-block repeated fire guns were under way (like a revolver which holds a number of shots in a rotating cylinder) but such weapons were dangerous to operate and would have to wait for another century and a half to be made a standard weapon.
In the early 1700s the Brown Bess Flintlock made its appearance. It probably got its name from the acid-brown treatment of its barrel. By this time, the flintlock was accurate up to about 80 yards but nobody could aim at a man and kill him at 200 yards. A shooter of average experience could load and fire two to three rounds per minute. Going through several incarnations, it wasnt until the 1760s that the Brown Bess was standardized.
In the late 1740s, the first Kentucky rifles began to be produced in America. Several gunmakers in the colonies made them, the most famous being those made in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.
The Percussion Cap ignition system was developed in 1805 by the Reverend John Forsyth of Aberdeenshire. This firing mechanism wass a great step in advancement from its predecessors because it does not use an exposed flashpan to begin the ignition process. Instead, it has a simple tube which leads straight into the gun barrel.
The key to this system is the explosive cap which is placed on top of the tube. The cap contains fulminate of mercury, a chemical compound which explodes when it is struck. This is the same stuff as is used in the paper or plastic caps in a child's cap gun. When the cap is struck by the hammer, the flames from the exploding fulminate of mercury go down the tube, into the gun barrel, and ignite the powder inside the barrel to propel the bullet.
This firing mechanism provided a major advance in reliability, since the cap was almost certain to explode when struck. This mechanism is almost immune to dampness, though in a rainfall one must still be cautious to avoid getting water in the gun barrel or into the ignition system while loading the weapon. The percussion cap was the key to making reliable rotating-block guns (revolvers) which would fire reliably, and in the early 1800s several manufacturers began producing these multiple-shot sidearms in mass quantities. The percussion cap firing mechanism gave an individual soldier a weapon of precision and reliability which was used to devastating effect in the U.S. Civil War.
reference is: ruffcountry.tripod.com/gruffsgunsite/id1.html
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(Originially posted by me at September 27, 2004)
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Thanks for the post
I like 18th and 19th century flintlock muskets
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(Originially posted by Arkhanson at September 27, 2004)
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but at 17th centry matchlock rifles were still in using but gun powder of rifle is so bad and you could not take aim clearly and for this reason matchlock rifle bgattlitions were used in armies and pikemans were protecting muslketeers when they where reloading their rifles
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(Originially posted by me at September 27, 2004)
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But when flintlocks were developed, they became one of the milestones of military history.
The first real useage of them in action was during the War of Spanish Succesion, right?
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(Originially posted by Arkhanson at September 27, 2004)
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not so much only rifle tactics changed but main evolutions are after the first quarter of 19 century British martini henry rifles German mausers and American wincheters
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(Originially posted by me at September 27, 2004)
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But with the final development of flintlock muskets, musketeers became the main units of European armies while their efficiancy was highly improved.
Just compare musket-using infantries of Europe during 17th and 18th centuries.
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(Originially posted by Arkhanson at September 28, 2004)
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I understood it wrong. And also improving of the firearm technologies also tactics were improved
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(Originially posted by me at September 28, 2004)
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It's also interesting that the wide-spread useage of bayonets started at the same time with flintlock muskets.
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(Originially posted by Arkhanson at September 28, 2004)
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Kentucky rifles are also good for hunting with flintlock status rifles
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(Originially posted by me at September 28, 2004)
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Is it true that Kentucky rifles were used for sniping?
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(Originially posted by Arkhanson at September 29, 2004)
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Well I am not sure but if it is used for hunting also you can use it for sniping. Also you know now a days people use bolt action rifles with scopes deer hunting etc