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The Battle of Germantown was fought during the American Revolutionary War in what is now Philadelphia. After Charles Cornwallis occupied Philadelphia, George Washington attacked William Howe's garrison of 9,000 men at Germantown. Washington planned... Read more ...
Failed American attack on Germantown
The Battle of Germantown was fought during the American Revolutionary War in what is now Philadelphia. After Charles Cornwallis occupied Philadelphia, George Washington attacked William Howe's garrison of 9,000 men at Germantown. Washington planned a simultaneous nighttime attack from four directions, but poor synchronization and limited resources caused the plan to fail, and he was forced to retreat to Whitemarsh with the British in pursuit.
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The Norwegian government started selling the 12 mm Remington rolling block rifles out of service early in the 1900s. This is the story about their civilian use.
The Norwegian Remington rolling block in the 1900s
Exploded View of a Flintlock
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Les artikkel på norskThe drawing below shows an exploded view of a Danish-Norwegian military flintlock. Note that he translation of this article is not quite finished.
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You can read more about the development of the matchlock, wheellock, flintlock and percussion lock and their practical use in the brand new book From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms.
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1. Cock screw |
27. Stangfjærskrue 28. Stangfjær 29. Stang 30. Stangskrue 31. Nuss 32. Nusskrapp 33. Tumbler hook of mainspring 34. Slagfjærskrue 35. Lower limb of mainspring 36. Slagfjærøre 37. Upper limb of mainspring 38. Cup of tumbler 39. Stangarm 40. Gjengehull for slagfjærskrue 41. Gjengehull for fengpanneskrue 42. Gjengehull for stangfjærskrue 43. Gjengehull for stangskrue 44. Forsterkningsknast for gjengehull 45. Firkanttapp for hane 46. Nusstapp 47. Halvspennro 48. Helspennro 49. Springkile |