HOMES: The rare fieldworks from the English Civil War are by Tamar Close in Ronkswood ... fought in England since the introduction of guns. GRAND: The Great Hall at The Commandery but not all ...

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 ...

Lincoln chose swords over pistols, in the hope that his long arms ... Dueling became less common in the years following the Civil War, with the collective public opinion perhaps soured by the ...