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When fired, the 1861 Springfield rifle-musket and the 1873 Trapdoor Springfield rifle both make a sharp clap. The 1841 Mountain Howitzer, a cannon, provides a louder, bigger boom. All three weapons — ...
ORWIGSBURG – Hearing the sound of an 1861 Springfield rifled musket being fired in the middle of Centre Square, downtown Orwigsburg, is not something you hear every day. The musket, sounding like a ...