Throughout the Napoleonic Wars, there was a growing perception that a muzzle-loading rifle was more practical compared to the limitations of rifles then currently in use. This thinking ultimately resulted in the 1853 Enfield Pattern, a rifle which, for the first time, was issued to every soldier in the British Army instead of the few trained marksmen. Its use during the Crimean War and later the Indian Mutiny would vindicate this policy when it became...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1849084858
ISBN13:9781849084857
Release Date:July 2011
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:80 Pages
Weight:0.62 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 6.5" x 10.4"
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