The 1792 contract rifle is not a specific model of gun, rather it is a modern way to categorize a collection of rifles bought by the United States government in that year. United States 1792 …

Two Militia Acts, enacted by the 2nd United States Congress in 1792, provided for the organization of militia and empowered the president of the United States to take command of …

In 1791, following Major General Arthur St. Clair's disastrous defeat near the Wabash River, Secretary of War Henry Knox arranged for purchase by contract of nearly 1500 rifles from …

Between April 1792 and December 1792, 1,476 rifles were delivered by 11 different gunsmiths (that is 15 guns per month per maker). George Moller shows records in his book that these …

2017年3月10日 · While preparing for the trip Meriwether Lewis stopped at Harper’s Ferry to get more firearms from the government arsenal there. He acquired 15 rifles in the Spring of 1803. …

Fifteen Harpers Ferry Model 1792 rifles are believed to have been issued to Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery. This reproduction example was made by Virginia-based gunmakers Al …

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The 1792 Contract Rifle was the newly formed US Government's first contracted military weapon. These rifles were supplied by several gun makers with as many variations. Some of these …

The 1792 contract specified rifles with a 44 1/2 inch barrel in .47 caliber. That was modified to a 42-inch barrel in .49 caliber, with a well-seasoned maple stock and a flintlock with a fly. Eleven …

2015年12月10日 · Here’s your typical Mountain Man rifle. Early Mountain Men like John Colter — who served on the Lewis & Clark Expedition — might well have carried the 1792 military …