"Blakely rifle questions?" Topic
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| ciaphas | 20 Jan 2012 3:17 p.m. PST |
Hi, puting the finnishing pieces of my confederate army together and am looking for information on Hart's S.C. bty. which I believe was equiped with eight of the above so;
What colour was this gun?
what differentiates it from other rifles? thanks in advance
jon |
| Dan Beattie | 20 Jan 2012 4:48 p.m. PST |
Look at the photo & painting in my Osprey book: Brandy Station, 1863: First Step Towards Gettysburg.
While accurate, the Blakely had an alarming propensity to break the axle.
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| Dan Beattie | 20 Jan 2012 4:51 p.m. PST |
The Confederate Horse Artillery, Like Hart's Battery, had 4 guns by 1863. Hart's
(The Washington Artillery of South Carolina) never had more than 4. |
| Onomarchos | 20 Jan 2012 6:06 p.m. PST |
It was an iron tube, so paint it black. They were good guns as long as they had British ammo to fire … the CSA manufactured ammo was of poor quality and did not give good results. See this link: link Mark |
| ciaphas | 21 Jan 2012 1:36 p.m. PST |
cheers Dan I got the info from the Osprey Gettysburg book. thanks again jon |
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bases them up.
