Breechloaders and repeating rifles were available by 1861 and were initially purchased in limited quantities, often by individual soldiers.
32.
The communists had captured a cannon, a heavy machine gun, five light machine guns, and over 270 repeating rifles.
33.
That some Union troops were armed with Henry repeating rifles added to the otherwise considerable advantages of the defenders.
34.
They used the superior firepower of their Spencer repeating rifles effectively, and initially thwarted Confederate efforts in the region.
35.
At the same time, members of the regiment began purchasing the new sixteen-shot Henry Repeating Rifle using their own funds.
36.
The Qing garrison of Formosa amounted to around 50, 000 soldiers, armed for the most part with modern repeating rifles.
37.
The new cartridge together with numerous improvements in the design were combined to make the new model Evans repeating rifle.
38.
Utilizing modern repeating rifles and artillery pieces the reinforcements were able to counter rebel infantry charges, and destroy their fortified villages.
39.
These jobs were performed by civilian contractors, usually armed with Spencer repeating rifles and accompanied and guarded by squads of soldiers.
40.
Indians in the United States were cut down by the tens of thousands by Winchester repeating rifles and flashing cavalry sabers.
