Whitworth rifle - Wikipedia
The Whitworth rifle was an English-made percussion rifle used in the latter half of the 19th century. A single-shot muzzleloader with excellent long-range accuracy for its era, especially when used with a telescopic sight, the Whitworth rifle was widely regarded as the world's first sniper rifle. [ 1 ]
Whitworth Rifle - American Civil War Stories
The Whitworth rifle was, arguably, the first long-range sniper rifle in military history. This innovative rifle was designed by Sir Joseph Whitworth, a famed British engineer and inventor. In an effort to overcome the weaknesses of the British infantry rifle (the Pattern 1853 Enfield), Whitworth began working on his new design in 1854.
This Old Gun: Whitworth Rifle | An Official Journal Of The NRA
Dec 8, 2015 · Designed by eminent English engineer Joseph Whitworth in response to a British Board of Ordnance desire for a universal rifle with which to equip its troops, his unique, smallbore (.451),...
12-pounder Whitworth rifle - Wikipedia
The 12-pounder Whitworth rifle was a medium caliber field gun deployed during the mid-19th century. Designed by Joseph Whitworth, the gun was most notably used during the American Civil War. The gun was also used by the Imperial Brazilian Army in the War of the Triple Alliance.
Shooting the .451 Whitworth civil war sniper rifle - YouTube
Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandballThis is something I promissed you long before: a review of the Whitworth rifle with hexagonal rifling...
Sure Shot: Confederate Sharpshooters Left No Doubt the Whitworth …
Aug 8, 2017 · Whitworth’s 2.75-inch hexagonal bore light field gun, in effect, was a “cannon-sized” version of his superbly accurate rifle. Whitworth constructed his sleek, almost delicate-looking, cannon of steel, making it lighter than the Civil War’s ubiquitous bronze Napoleon 12-pounder howitzer.
Joseph Whitworth’s Deadly Rifle - HistoryNet
Nov 30, 2017 · Sir Joseph Whitworth, one of the innovators most responsible for this quantum leap in technology, revolutionized long-range shooting. For nearly two decades his Whitworth rifle would reign supreme in any test of long-range accuracy.
I Have This Old Gun: Whitworth Rifle - American Rifleman
May 8, 2024 · Rather than using the hollow-base Pritchett-style cylindro-conoidal bullet of the Pattern 1853, Whitworth's rifle used a special hexagonally shaped rifling that fired a uniquely constructed...
Whitworth Rifle - The Civil War in the East
The Whitworth Rifle was an advanced breech loading artillery piece imported by the Confederacy from England. It fired a 12 pound, 11 ounce, 2.75 inch projectile from a steel tube which used a hexagonal design rather than traditional rifling. The result was exceptional range, as much as six miles.
The Whitworth Rifle: Fit for queens and Confederates - Guns.com
Sep 9, 2013 · The Whitworth rifle was a dedicated sniper rifle of the 1800s and served with the Confederates in the Civil war. It fired a hexagonal bullet out to 1000 yards.