Weaponry

What was the name of the musket used by the British as Waterloo?

What were the disadvantages of rifles used at the beginning of the period? TICK TWO

/which part of the Dreyse was prone to breaking?

Which country used the Mauser rifle?

Which army, initially successful, was defeated by the use of Gatling guns in 1879?

What was the name of the gun which could fire on armies on the reverse slope?

Which German support weapon was one of the most effective weapons of WW2?

Which weapon caused the Prussian army to change their attack style at Gravelotte St Privat?

In which famous battle of the American Civil War did the absence of the Confederate Cavalry help the Unionists achieve victory?

What kind of weapon was the WW1 'whippet'?

Who was the inventor of the percussion cap?

Which inventor had a 'face like a baboon', according to an ex-Top Gear presenter?

Which type of soldier would normally fire a carbine?

Which general of the 18th century was a fan of the reverse slope tactic?

Who developed the cylindro-conoidal bullet?

Who produced the rifle carried by the Unionist forces in the American Civil War?