October, 2024

Type 97

Japanese Empire
Second World War
Made by Kokura in c.1939
6.5x50mm

American Indian Wars, Franco-Prussian War, United States of America, Rifles, Musket Conversions, 50/70 Government, 1866, Springfield Armory, Trapdoor Springfield Walter Gurske American Indian Wars, Franco-Prussian War, United States of America, Rifles, Musket Conversions, 50/70 Government, 1866, Springfield Armory, Trapdoor Springfield Walter Gurske

Springfield Model 1866

In the aftermath of the bloody Civil War the newly reunified United States found itself needing to adopt a modern breechloading cartridge arm, and began to explore a solution using the surplus of rifled muskets left over from the conflict.

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