America’s soldiers are fond of giving their favorite firearms nicknames-“Kentucky,” “Ol’ Slabsides,” “Horizontal Shot Tower”-but few are as evocative as the U.S. Model 1841 “Mississippi” rifle.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – There is a model of a 1841 Mississippi rifle on display at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. “This rifle belonged to a man named Charles Gibbs, who fought with the first ...

The U.S. Army’s upgraded M4A1 combat rifle is just the latest development in a category of weapons that American soldiers have carried since the country’s earliest days. Even before there was actually ...

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** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** In the early 1840s, just as the ...

The U.S. Army's upgraded M4A1 combat rifle is just the latest development in a category of weapons that American soldiers have carried since the country's earliest days. Even before there was actually ...