StraboSE
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- Joined
- Apr 10, 2021
- Location
- Washington, D.C.
In researching the Battle of Lexington, I learned that the 23rd IL was issued the 1855 Springfield. These were the rifles equipped with the infamous Maynard tape primers, that I have read misfired almost half the time. So, did units issued with these guns ever actually use the tape in battle, or were they exclusively used with traditional percussion caps, ignoring the tape system entirely?