His approval led to the purchase of 107,372 Spencer repeating carbines and rifles (of 144,500 made), and the Spencer became the principal repeating gun of the Civil War. 1861 - Breech loaded guns ...

Such muskets were produced in Springfield, Massachusetts, during the Civil War. The replica is a working gun, Cauvel said. He said he has a replica of an earlier musket as well. The later weapons ...