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tunofun
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13/05/05 12:33 AM
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Jacobs rifle?
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Have any of you guys heard of this type of rifle? A muzzle loader too. Apparently it was very accurate because of it's different rifling and had boo-coo range. I am interested to learn more about them.
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Re: Jacobs rifle?
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32 bore percussion with four grooves, mechanically fitting bullet with four helical ribs, I have one of these rifles, rear sight goes to 2000 !!!! Developed by General Jacob of the army of the NIzam of Hyderabad, most made by Swinburne, 24" double rifle configuration, both solid and explosive bullets were available, I have the right mould for the solid have never been able to find the special one to make the explosive bullet. Described in detail in George's English Guns and Rifles, I think there are also some references in Greener. Very accurate even to long range but fouls quickly. Most were made as military rifles with bayonet lug, mine is an "Officers" model, or at least I call it that, no bayonet lug, considerable scroll engraving, checkering at wrist and forend, otherwise identical to plain military even to big sling swivels. Very few apparently were made as pure sporting rifles and even fewer in single barrel style.
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tunofun
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13/05/05 07:29 PM
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Re: Jacobs rifle?
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Yep, that's the one! They sound very interesting to me, I heard they were used by General Jacobs unit (whom he personally outfitted at his own expense) and won several battles with them because he could take out the artillery before they were in range!
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Re: Jacobs rifle?
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Never read of their actually being used in war. Jacob had a 2000 yard range built in Hyderabad with solid brick bunkers painted white as backstops/targets, in testing he blew up artillery ammo caissons at long range with the explosive bullets.
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Metswedi
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14/05/05 10:52 PM
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Re: Jacobs rifle?
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I seem to recall a story where one was used to stop a baggage train in a mountain pass by blowing up one of the ammunition waggons transporting the powder thus allowing the rest of the column to be engaged.
Not sure if this was fact or one of those "War stories".
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