Whitneyville and the birth of the 1841 Mississippi rifle
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Diving deeper into the history of the 1841 Mississippi rifle. This chapter of the series covers two topics: the birth of the rifle and the history of one of the most important private contractors for manufacturing the M1841 rifles, the Whitneyville Armoury.
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