The last war to use only muzzle-loaded guns. 1859 - The first full rim-fire cartridge. 1860 - Spencer repeating carbine patented. Introduced at the start of the Civil War, Spencer repeating guns ...

The global norm against chemical weapons, bolstered by international disarmament initiatives and the Chemical Weapons ...

All were welcome to pay their respects to the father of the country, so long as their weapons ... the start of the Civil War -- at a time of fast-rising tensions between the North and South.

Patrick Chaisson, a retired Army officer, Schenectady resident, and magazine writer, will speak about “Strange, Unusual and Innovative Weapons of the U.S. Civil War” during a free talk on ...