- Author
- Hensel, W. U.
- Date of Publication
- 1905
pieces.
Evolution of the Rifle in America.
"At first the Swiss at Lancaster
made rifles on the model of their own
rather clumsy weapons and carried
ounce balls. Their barrels were thir-
ty to thirty-two inches long, and were
rifled to a twist of about one-half
revolution in the length of the bore.
The