Was a Civil War bullet proof vest possible with the available ...
2012年8月25日 · A few companies during the Civil War made iron bullet proof vests. Some worked for pistols, but they could not stop a musket bullet except a spend bullet. Was there …
Bulletproof vests | 19th Century Invention & Innovation
2009年2月12日 · I saw one of these "Bullet-proof Vest"s that was dug at Balls or Drewry's Bluff. It was completely intact and was made of heavy gauge steel, was contoured to the chest. I have …
Body Armor, Civil War Style? - American Civil War Forums
2015年5月22日 · The plates left and right, were inserted into a vest that largely resembled a military vest with a standing collar. First you hooked the plates together, then buttoned the vest …
Battle Of Shiloh Body Armor | Relic Hunting & Collecting
2016年5月7日 · The breast plate was made bullet proof via the shape of the outer plate designed to deflect & a second plate that stopped spall or balls that penetrated the outer shell. It is a …
Lances in the Civil War. | Edged Weapons
2023年11月30日 · It was William Hardee in the 1840s who convicted David Twiggs to form two squadrons of regular army lancers. This was the first and last regular army experment with …
Union First-Hand Account of the Battle of Fredericksburg
2012年11月20日 · A bullet crashed through the shop, throwing a splinter into the face of a man standing near. He cursed in hot anger and left the spot. From the blacksmith shop I hurriedly …
Enfield vs. Springfield bullets | Small Arms & Ammunition
2016年3月23日 · Some P53s had been bored to .577 initially (25) and then finished to .58 (24) so the proof would read X 24 X 25 BP. Here is an example of a Birmingham proof and …
Scarce .44 combustible paper Starr revolver cartridge
2020年7月24日 · From an old article. C.W. skin (treated paper) cartridges. The J&D patent (#33,393 - October 1, 1861) was issued for "an improvement in envelopes for cartridges" and …
Enfield P-53, bullet for accuracy? | Small Arms & Ammunition
2022年8月7日 · Once you get a bullet type that the rifle likes, you might want to get a bullet mould and casting furnace and start making your own bullets. Before I knocked the front sight off my …
Another mystery ship... | Naval War - At Sea & Along Inland …
2013年2月17日 · So, which is which? The Chicago Tribune of August 22, 1861, has a description of the Lexington provided by sailing master Hurd of the Lex. "The chimneys are close together, …