1. Civil War Small Arms 
By Luke Duffy

2. Springfield Rifle
Used by both Union and Confederate
42(in.) long
.69 caliber
172,000 made

3. Harpers Ferry Where confederate army captured Armory
Copied 64,000 Springfield's

4. Model 1861 Enfield bullet Basically same as Springfield
Best foreign weapon
North and south
imported 800,000
Fired .577 caliber
bullet
Basically same as Springfield

5. Austrian Lorenz 225,000 were purchased by Federal Government
Fired .54 caliber
Re-bored to accept standard .58 caliber bullet

6. 1842 Springfield Old and Smooth bored 42 inches long .69 caliber
Fired both one solid bullet and a 3 round shot
172,00 made until 1842

7. Henry rifle Used by the Union army
Only 10,000 made but they still made a great impact
Held 16 shots
.44 caliber
Confederates could not afford such rifles

8. Spencer Rifle Patented in 1860 .52 caliber 7 shots in 30 seconds
Tricked confederates into thinking they were only muskets
94,000 made and used by Union army

9. Revolvers Been around for twenty years at the start of the civil war
Samuel Colt made first revolver in 1837
First 2000 colts from .28 to .36 caliber

10. Colt: “New Army Model”
By end of war 150,000 “New army Model” were made
.44 caliber
Most to the Union
$25.00

11. Colt: “Navy Model” By end of war 185,000 “Navy Model” colts were made
.36 caliber
Made a favorite by the confederate cavalry
Easy to exchange ammo
$25.00

12. Remington revolvers
In 1858 Remington came out with a stronger,more durable, and cheaper gun than the colt
114,000 purchased
.44, and .36 caliber
$12.00

13. French Lefaucheux Most used foreign weapon “pin fire”
Special .45 caliber cartridge

14. Le-matt Foreign revolver .45 caliber Also a .63 shotgun charge
Only 3,000 made