Weapons American Revolutionary War
Most common weapons were Muskets Cannons Flintlock Pistol
One of the most common weapons that almost all soldiers used was a Musket or Flintlock Musket
Now this gun was one of the fist used guns in war or battle. Before the musket manily people fought with swords but shortly after the musket was introduced it gave wars and battles a whole new look. First made in 1795 the musket became known as the Flintlock Musket and was patterned after a french musket design. The gun is a long gun that weight 9 pounds which was long, 5 feet in total. The gun fired a single lead ball that measured about 3/4 of an inch. A flint was held by two jaws when the gun loaded and when the flint struck a part called the frizzen, the spark caused the gun powder in the barrel to ignite, which propelled the lead ball out. The first year the flintlock musket were being assembled in Springfield only 245 were made in production, and the following year 838 were made the second year in production. In total between 1795 and 1844 over 475,000 muskets were produced.
There were other Wepons used in the Revolutionary War besides the Musket
Other Wepons that soldiers used included Cannons, Flintlock Pistols, and Swords.
Here are some descriptions of some of those Wepons.
The Cannon was a highly effective weapon throughout the Revolutionary War and was a key to the American Victory.
The smooth-bores or Muzzle loading cannons were quite a bit smaller than the cannons that were used in wars later on down the line, and they had guns that only weighed anywhere between 3 and 6 pounds. The cannons that were used did not always fire solid cannon balls, they sometimes would
The Flint Lock Pistol
The main weapons that were used in this war were muzzle-loading rifles, and the pistols that had bayonets attached to them. The shots that rang out from a soldier's pistol was quite inefficient. Even those soldiers that were known as being great with a pistol were still limited to 2 or 3 rounds per minute. Even after the ammunition was loaded into their weapons, they would often not be able to hit their targets as hoped. When they had shots that ranged from 15 feet or less, they were a little more accurate.
Revolutionary War Swords and Sabers
Swords and Sabres are among the most popular types of of Revolutionary War weapons with today's collectors. They are unique artifacts and look great as a standalone display or as part of a larger collection. Most Revolutionary War era swords were made in Europe. There were some swords made in America, but that did not become conman until after the American Revolution. The primary sources for officers' swords were Germany, France, Great Britain, and Belgium. General George Washington often wielded a sword in battle and many of the paintings of him from that era show him holding a sword.