American Gun: A History of the U.S. In Ten Firearms (38 page)

for rifles, 32, 34

Rocket ball, 35

as same for rifle and revolver, 96

size of, 126–27, 195, 228

on Smith & Wesson M3 revolvers, 68

“Spanish Hornets,” 116

for Springfield M1903 rifles, 126, 137

for 338 Lapua Magnum, 139

for Tommy gun, 175–76, 184, 186

for Winchester M70 rifle, 137

for Winchesters, 91

See also type of ammunition

Antietam, Battle of, 45

AR-1 assault rifles, 238

Ar-5 assault rifles, 238

Ar-10 assault rifles, 239–40, 274

AR-15 assault rifles, 240–41, 251–52,
253
, 254–55, 274.
See also
M16 rifles

Argonne Forest (France), 143–46, 147–48

Arisaka Type 99 (Japanese rifle), 196

ArmaLite, 238–39, 240, 274

Army M24 Sniper Weapon System, 137

Army Ordanance Corps/Department, U.S., 121–23, 169, 174

Army, U.S.

AR-15s and, 240–41

basic/official weapons of, 65, 151, 196

Colt Revolvers/pistols for, 65, 68, 69, 71, 149, 151, 223

and handgun face-off, 150–51

Indian Wars and, 100

M1 Garands and, 196, 202

and M4 Carbines, 246

M14 rifles for, 239, 241

Maxim guns and,
173

modification of Springfield 1873 Trapdoor carbines by, 102–3

in Philippines, 149

Rangers in, 192, 198–200, 201

and Smith & Wesson revolvers, 68, 69

Springfield M1903 rifles and, 269

Tommy gun and, 176

See also specific person, battle, or war

arsenals, U.S., 121–23

assault weapons

ammunition for, 237, 239–40

cartridges for, 239–40

definition of, 237

evolution of, 237–41

German, 237

scopes for, 238

as standard military weapons, 236

in Vietnam War, 236

weight of, 237, 238

See also specific manufacturer or model

Atlanta, Battle of, 45

aught-six.
See
Springfield M1903 rifles

aught-three.
See
Springfield M1903 rifles

Austin, Stephen,
60

Auto-Ordnance Corporation, 175, 176, 178, 183–84

automatic weapons, 55, 209.
See also specific manufacturer or model

Ayoob, Massad, 79, 157

Baggett, Owen, 160–61

Ball, Charles, 87–88

“Banana Wars,” 157–58

bank robberies, 85–93, 181, 183, 252, 254

barrel

aluminum, 238

of AR-10 assault rifles, 239

on carbines, 44, 248

on Colt Revolvers, 58, 71, 224, 225

and double-barreled shotguns, 80

of Gatling guns, 171

and gun-making in revolutionary America, 3

of Hawken rifles, 96

of long rifles, 3, 5, 6, 7

of M4 Carbines, 248

of M16 rifles, 246

of Mk 12 Special Purpose Rifle, 251

of muskets, 3

of Sharps Big 50, 98

of Sig Sauer 516s, 255

of Springfield M1903 rifles, 126

of Tommy gun, 184, 186

Barrett, Paul, 230

Basilone, John, 158

Batraville, Benoit, 157

Battle of the Bulge, 205–8

bayonets, 8, 19, 21, 124, 126, 134, 208, 248, 274

Bean, Roy, 69

Beaufoy, Henry, 10

Belleau Wood, Battle at, 128–29, 131–36,
135

Bemis Heights, Battle of, 10

Benet guns, 173

Benet, Stephen Vincent, 123

Bennet, T.G., 153

Berchtesgaden, Germany, 208

Berdan, Hiram,
43
, 44

Berry, Ben, 133

Billy the Kid, 69

bird guns, 24

Birdzell, Donald, 216, 218

Black Hawk Wars, 34

black powder, 5, 6, 41, 61, 66, 106, 107, 116–17, 124, 147, 224, 259

Black Rifle.
See
M16 Rifles

Blakeslee cartridge box,
39

blowback breech system, 175

“blunderbuss” muskets, 24

bolt-action weapons, 116, 123, 124, 137, 202.
See also specific model

Bradley, Omar, 136, 206

Bragg, Braxton, 45

breechloaders, 29, 42, 45, 48, 52, 54, 100, 122.
See also specific model

British

Enfield muskets of,
33

Koons medal from, 200

Lee-Enfield rifles of, 201

M1 Garands and, 200–201

in Revolutionary War, 1–3, 8, 10–12, 13–16,
13
, 18–23

Revolutionary War era guns of, 7

Tommy gun and, 184,
185

Vickers guns and, 173

in World War I, 128, 129

Broadwell, Dick, 87, 90, 91

“Brown Bess” musket, 7, 24

Browning, Bruce W., 153, 155

Browning, John Moses, 151,
152
, 153,
154
, 155, 156, 161, 173, 195

Browning, John (son), 151–52

Browning Auto-5 Shotgun, 153

Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), 153, 182, 186, 271

Browning Hi Power pistol, 153

Browning M2 machine gun, 153

Browning M1900 pistol, 155

Bruce, Robert, 53, 54

buffalo hunting, 98–99, 100–101,
101

Bull Run, Battles of,
41
, 45

Bullard, Robert Lee, 136

bullets.
See
ammunition/bullets

Burgoyne, John, 2, 3, 10–11, 12,
13

Burma: M1911 in, 160

Burnsides, Ambrose,
41

caliber

definition of, 6

See also specific model

California Highway Patrol: shootout with, 227, 228

“California Joe” (aka Truman Head),
43

Cannae, Battle of, 21–22

cap and ball pistols, 61–62, 74

caplocks.
See
percussion-cap guns

Capone, Al, 165–66,
167
, 168, 178

carbines

for cavalry, 24,
39
, 44

in Civil War, 44, 51, 52, 102

during Civil War, 44, 51, 52

on frontier, 44

lightweight, 190

rifles compared with, 44

in Texas Wars, 24

See also specific manufacturer or model

Carlson, Evans Fordyce, 186

Carlson’s Raiders: in World War II, 186

Carson, Kit, 65–66

Carter, Jimmy, 220

cartridges

ACP, 153, 175–76

for assault rifles, 239–40

black powder, 107, 116–17, 124

for Chauchat machine guns, 174

Colt Single-Action Army Revolver as first Colt pistol to use, 68

copper, 35

for hunting rifles, 99

for M14 rifles, 210

for M16 rifles, 245, 246

metallic, 99

for muskets, 7

Pedersen’s design and, 195

post-Spanish-American War design of, 124

and redesign of Mausers, 123

rimfire, 35, 40, 222, 266

self-contained, 222

for semi-automatic pistols, 228

for Smith & Wesson .357, 228

for Smith & Wesson M3 revolvers, 68

smokeless, 107, 118, 124

for Springfield M1903 rifles, 126, 127, 269

for .338 guns, 139

for Tommy gun, 175–76

for “Union Repeating Gun,” 169

for Volcanic repeating pistols and rifles, 222

for Winchester M1873, 96, 106

for Winchester Magnum, 137

See also specific gun manufacturer or model

Cassidy, Butch (aka Robert LeRoy Parker), 69, 71

Catlin, Albertus Wright, 113, 128, 129, 132, 133

cavalry

carbines for, 24,
39
, 44

in Civil War,
39
, 44, 47, 48–50

handguns for, 58, 150

at Little Bighorn, 102–6

muskets used by, 7

in Revolutionary War, 7, 19, 21

Spencer Repeaters for, 55

See also
Rough Riders

Cemetery Ridge, Battle of, 48

Chancellorsville, Battle of, 54

Charleville muskets, 7

Chattanooga, Battle of, 45

Chauchat machine guns, 174

Chicago Tribune:
Hickok-Tutt shootout story in, 75

Churchill, Winston, 184,
185

Cicchinelli, Joseph M., 207, 208

Civil War

carbines in, 44, 51, 52, 102

cavalry in,
39
, 44, 47, 48–50

civilian gun ownership and veterans of,
67

Colt Revolvers in, 65,
68

Enfield muskets in,
33

Gatling guns in, 105, 122, 169–71

gun manufacturing during, 44

muskets in, 41,
41

Ordnance Corps decisions during, 122

Ripley actions during, 40–42

Sharps rifles in, 41, 42–45,
43
, 52, 98

sharpshooters/snipers in,
43
, 44–45

Spencer Repeaters in, 31, 38,
39
, 40–42, 45–48,
46
, 48–50,
49
, 51–52, 53–54, 55, 95

Springfield carbines as recycled from guns of, 102

Springfield muzzle-loading rifles in,
33

“Union Repeating Gun” for, 169

See also specific battle

civilian gun ownership

of AR-15 rifles, 252

Civil War veterans and,
67

Claiborne, Billy, 83

Clanton, Billy, 77–81,
82
, 83

Clanton, Ike, 77–81,
82
, 83

Clapp, Wiley, 143, 149

Cody, Buffalo Bill, 69, 74, 267

“Coffee Mill Gun,” 169

Coffelt, Leslie, 218, 219, 220

Coffeyville, Kansas: Dalton gang robbery at, 85–93

Collazo, Oscar, 215–16, 218–20

Colt, Samuel, 57,
60
, 63,
64
, 65, 66

Colt .32 Revolvers, 221

Colt .38 Long Revolvers, 149

Colt .44 Revolvers, 89

Colt .45 Automatic Pistols, 143, 150–51, 233.
See also
Colt Single-Action Army Revolvers “Peacemaker”; M1911 Colt Pistols