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Whitneyville and the birth of the M1841 Mississippi rifle

This chapter of the Mississippi series covers two topics: the birth of the rifle and the history of one of the most important private contractors for manufacturing the M1841 rifles, the Whitneyville Armoury.
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Part I. The cartridges of the Mississippi rifle: https://youtu.be/reM11hgGtrE?si=f1qnPxTaNuUWaA6E />Part II. Mississippi rifle vs M1821 Musket: https://youtu.be/5Rx8Ca7ORa4?si=UjsdLrkLMXnpBx3c />French 1777 arms, the dawn of interchangeable manufacturing: https://youtu.be/UkwbNMMp018?si=CVgCY71uRjGwkmZE />How the Mississippi rifle was cleaned: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-m1841-rifle-109757954
How guns were made in the US based on the new method of manufacturing: https://www.patreon.com/posts/making-and-rifle-109309176
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