American Guns

The early history of the United States, and a look at the Kentucky Long Rifle and it's use during the Revolutionary War.

Early US arms manufacturing relied heavily on federal funding and armories as customers.

As manufacturing in the US grew under Andrew Jackson, the gun became an essential tool for settlers in the western territories.

The Battle of the Alamo, the weapons used, and American innovator Samuel Colt's rise as a titan in the gun industry.

As the Civil War loomed, American Guns were only becoming more powerful, more accurate, and easier to reload.

The Civil War brought with it the Gatling Gun and the Sharps Rifle, while after the war, Smith and Wesson introduce the revolver.