yulzari
Private
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2017
- Location
- Plymouth and Basse Marche
When Barnett in London bought batch/es of surplus Brunswick Rifles they altered them to have Pattern 1851 Enfield type rear sights.
Clearly these were unnecessary when used with the standard 2 groove belted ball as the original sights were adequate to that task. One has to conclude that the more modern rear sights were added to either add value by making them look more modern, or to make use of a longer range bullet than the 2 groove belted ball..
If it were the latter what might that have been? I am aware that 0,69" Minie type bullets were put to use in Confederate Brunswicks but this seems to have been a fortuitous improvisation and certainly no such moulds are noted as issued with the Barnett Brunswicks.
The Russian Belgian made Brunswick copies ('Luttich') changed in Russian service from the original 2 groove belted ball to the 2 wing pointed conical 'Kulikov' bullet and they gave them new sights for much longer ranges. These gained a positive reputation in the hands of their Finnish marksmen in the Crimean War. Could it have been that these Barnett refurbished Brunswick Rifles, sold to the Confederate army, have been intended for a bullet similar to the Russian 'Kulikovs'?
Have such bullets for a 0,704" bore been found?
Clearly these were unnecessary when used with the standard 2 groove belted ball as the original sights were adequate to that task. One has to conclude that the more modern rear sights were added to either add value by making them look more modern, or to make use of a longer range bullet than the 2 groove belted ball..
If it were the latter what might that have been? I am aware that 0,69" Minie type bullets were put to use in Confederate Brunswicks but this seems to have been a fortuitous improvisation and certainly no such moulds are noted as issued with the Barnett Brunswicks.
The Russian Belgian made Brunswick copies ('Luttich') changed in Russian service from the original 2 groove belted ball to the 2 wing pointed conical 'Kulikov' bullet and they gave them new sights for much longer ranges. These gained a positive reputation in the hands of their Finnish marksmen in the Crimean War. Could it have been that these Barnett refurbished Brunswick Rifles, sold to the Confederate army, have been intended for a bullet similar to the Russian 'Kulikovs'?
Have such bullets for a 0,704" bore been found?