Mexican War Firearms....

[JimBob]

From-The Sinews of War;Army Logistics 1775-1953 by James A. Huston-

"The Regulars were still carrying flintlock muskets,for although percussion arms were rapidly coming into general use,General Scott objected to them on the ground that they had not yet been sufficently tested for field use.But many volunteers,though entitled to arms by the government,preferred to rely on their personal Colt revolving pistols and rifles,Hall breech-loading rifles,Jencks carbines,and other percussion weapons.Jefferson Davis flatly refused to have his Mississippi volunteers armed with the old flintlock musket,and finally obtained Whitney rifles for them........in the course of the war the number of percussion caps issued was well over double the 400,000 flints issued."

The "Whitney rifles" referred to are the M1841 rifle.The book quoted is part of the Army Historical Series published by the Center of Military History.

[Durango Flinthart]

From-The Sinews of War;Army Logistics 1775-1953 by James A. Huston-

"The Regulars were still carrying flintlock muskets,for although percussion arms were rapidly coming into general use,General Scott objected to them on the ground that they had not yet been sufficently tested for field use.But many volunteers,though entitled to arms by the government,preferred to rely on their personal Colt revolving pistols and rifles,Hall breech-loading rifles,Jencks carbines,and other percussion weapons.Jefferson Davis flatly refused to have his Mississippi volunteers armed with the old flintlock musket,and finally obtained Whitney rifles for them........in the course of the war the number of percussion caps issued was well over double the 400,000 flints issued."

The "Whitney rifles" referred to are the M1841 rifle.The book quoted is part of the Army Historical Series published by the Center of Military History.

This makes sense because infantryman were expected to get 30 - 50 shots per flint (with re-knapping) percussion caps were one for one.

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