18th Century Firepower – The Ferguson Rifle

By Matthew Moss

In an age when three or four rounds a minute from a trained infantryman was considered an impressive standard, six or even seven shots a minute which were more accurate than those from an average musket was tactically groundbreaking. Patrick Ferguson’s rifle was what would today be described as a ‘force multiplier’. I’ve wanted to […]

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