The Burnside carbine was a breech-loading carbine that saw widespread use during the American Civil War. The rather peculiar Burnside cartridge. The carbine was designed and patented by Ambrose Burnside, who resigned his commission in the U.S. Army to devote himself full-time to working on the weapon.

The Burnside evolved through a series of design changes to become one of the most common Civil War era breech-loading carbines, third in numbers behind the Spencer and the Sharps." --Joseph G. Bilby, A Revolution in Arms: History of the First Repeating Rifles ,

2021年10月25日 · Guns have played a key role in military battles for centuries, and the technology around them has continually evolved. Here, Erick Redington looks at the importance of the Burnside carbine gun in the US Civil War.

2024年2月21日 · One of the most popular cavalry carbines used throughout the war was the Burnside carbine. In the American Civil War, there was an incredible variety of small arms used, particularly within ...

2012年4月11日 · A breech-loading, single shot percussion fired carbine, the first generation Burnside rifle (also called the Bristol rifle after the Bristol rifle works) used a tape-primed system behind an...

2011年12月21日 · While the Fourth Model Burnside Carbines are the least valuable, it is not unusual to find them in virtually unfired condition.

2017年11月16日 · The Burnside carbine was originally invented by Ambrose Burnside – the man who would later command the Army of the Potomac and after whom sideburns would be named. Burnside came up with the idea while stationed in Mexico as a young officer, and resigned his commission in 1853.

The .54 caliber Burnside carbine was designed and patented by Ambrose E. Burnside. This weapon was manufactured in Rhode Island by the Bristol Firearms Company and later, its successor, the Burnside Rifle Company, from about 1857 to 1865.

2024年11月11日 · The new Burnside Rifle Company established a factory in Providence, RI, fortuitously on the eve of the Civil War.

The Burnside carbine (US Patent 14,491) was a single shot, breech-loading carbine. It was third most popular carbine with Civil War cavalrymen. Only the Spencer and Sharps Carbines were more popular.