. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . tlie breech-loadino rifle, and tlie rejjeaters of tlie daywere considered especially undesiral)le for military 2> ill use were comjjlicated in their niechaiiisni, liable to getout of order, and more difficidt of repair tlian the more simpleMea])on. Besides, with the rei)eaters, the ammunition was soheavy and the expenditure so rapid, that the supply was soonexhausted, Avhile, owing to the excessive rapidity of fire, thesoldier took less care in aiming, with the net residt that thevalue of his ammunition Avas much le
. The photographic history of the Civil War : in ten volumes . tlie breech-loadino rifle, and tlie rejjeaters of tlie daywere considered especially undesiral)le for military 2> ill use were comjjlicated in their niechaiiisni, liable to getout of order, and more difficidt of repair tlian the more simpleMea])on. Besides, with the rei)eaters, the ammunition was soheavy and the expenditure so rapid, that the supply was soonexhausted, Avhile, owing to the excessive rapidity of fire, thesoldier took less care in aiming, with the net residt that thevalue of his ammunition Avas much less than by the old methodof loading. The question of a repeating rifle was. however, much dis-cussed. Before the war oi^ened there Avas no weapon of thistype considered altogether suitable for military purposes. In-ventors immediately began producing models and improvingupon them, and the Government armories afforded favoritejilaces for tlie work of these men. One of the best models wasthe Sjjencer, j^atented in 18(i(). This was a very ingeniousweaj^on, Avhi
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