The ’70s themed funky spirals are rifling grooves seen from the viewpoint of a bullet pointed at James Bond. Anyone who has seen a James Bond movie has seen rifling. Whereas musket barrels were smooth tubes, a rifled bore had spiral grooves running the length of the barrel. The major difference was the use of a rifled bore. The new system was more enclosed and efficient, but fundamentally similar. The Springfield used a hammer to strike a metal “cap” to generate the spark. Revolutionary muskets had used a flintlock system whereby a flint was moved by a trigger mechanism to strike against a metal surface to generate a spark to ignite the gunpowder. The minor difference was the percussion ignition system. The Springfield rifle differed in two respects, one major and one minor, from Revolutionary War muskets. The Confederates used a similar weapon, the Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifled Musket imported from Britain. The standard rifle of the Union Army of the Civil War was the 1861 Springfield Rifled Musket. Yet, the radical transformation in tactics did not result from these exotic technologies but from the humble muzzle-loading longarm with one critical difference from the Revolutionary War. It even featured aerial warfare in the form of observation balloons. Another feature of the first modern war is the use of all categories of modern weapons, including armored warships, submarines, machine guns and repeating rifles. This scene resembles the trenches of WWI, 70 years later, in which European armies relearned the lessons of the Civil War at terrible cost. The empty battlefield of modern warfare had emerged, where no one is visible because they have taken cover behind fortifications. Lee and the end of the Confederacy, the scene changed completely. But only a few short years later, at the siege of Petersburg, VA, (Jto April 2, 1865), which led directly to the surrender of Robert E. With the close-packed formations of men using volleys of rifle fire, the scene would not have been out of place in the Revolutionary War, 70 years earlier. The First Battle of Bull Run (July 21, 1861), pictured here, was the first major battle of the war, and it convinced all sides that they were not going to win with a quick victory but were in for a major conflict. The reason for this label can be seen in two images from the beginning and end of the war. The American Civil War (1861-1864), which transformed American history, also changed the history of warfare. The online exhibit provides a historical perspective on the development of modern firearms, based on the belief that, to understand gun violence, one must understand something about guns. It complements the exhibit, Gun Violence in America, that was on display at Shields Library during October 2019 and a related talk by librarian Matt Conner. This online exhibit was designed to provide context for the 2019-20 Campus Community Book Project topic of gun violence as the UC Davis community reads and discusses Another Day in the Death of America: A Chronicle of Ten Short Lives, by Gary Younge. Class Visits to Archives & Special CollectionsĢ4/7 Chat Meet with a Librarian Directory Technical Support Submit a Digital Sign Give Newsletters Social Media.Firearms History and the Technology of Gun Violence – UC Davis Library Skip to main content My Account Off-Campus Access Give
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