Plains rifles
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Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Weapons and Ammunition > weapons > projectile weapons > <projectile weapons with explosive propellant> > firearms > small arms > <small arms by form> > long guns > rifles (long guns) > American long rifles
Descripción
Heavy, long-range, muzzleloading rifles designed for use on the western frontier of the United States, approximately from 1800 to 1870. Typically they were unornamented, made with browned or dull metal that did not gleam in the light, and fitted with percussion locks and double-set triggers.
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Otros términos
- rifles sencillos [es]
- plains rifle [en]
- plains rifle [nl]
- Hawkins rifles [en]
- mountain rifles [en]
- rifle, plains [en]
- rifles, Hawkins [en]
- rifles, mountain [en]
- rifles, plains [en]
- rifle sencillo [es]