Long Rifles Of The American Revolution | PA on Display

The Long Rifles of the American Revolution exhibit at Historic Rock Ford shows the evolution of the Pennsylvania Long Rifle and its importance in battles of the American Revolution.

[@cliftontorrence839]

America was a singularity even from before our revolution. Long live the Republic !

[@northwoodstrapper8778]

Great video and a job well done John

[@scottydwallace]

Loved the evolution of the gun portion.

[@jiddo4440]

You really know you stuff. Thank you

[@scottfoster9452]

Splendid!

[@peterleray6084]

The rifling in British Brown Bess's never existed, therefore the rifling was never "shot out".

[@smsfte4699]

Wow, very surprised to hear that 14% of all British officers who fell during the war did so at Bunker Hill. Also, I didn’t realize that the long rifle was so present during the battle. I thought the Long Rifle’s greatest contribution to the war was during the Saratoga campaign.

[@bogtrottername7001]

Sarasota ? Saratoga !!!

[@smsfte4699]

@@bogtrottername7001yes sorry about that. I just edited my comment to replace Sarasota with Saratoga.

[@PickleRick65]

"FOR THE ALGARITHUM!?!?"🤣🤣

[@ronbyers9912]

An American longrifle couldn't shoot 4 times a minute. The British regulars could go a long way in 15 seconds. Since the longrifle didn't have a bayonet Americans using longrifles were forced to run away after the first round or two. The American regulars used smoothbore French muskets with bayonets so they could stand and fight.

[@williamdaniels6943]

As great an advantage as radar in ww2. Often overlooked by revolutionary war historians. At the battle of king's mountain every British officer was taken out in the first 15 minutes of the battle by rifled firearms

[@nonsibi1087]

My appologies to the Curator, but he needs to do his research. However, he does one of the best presentations I've ever hear encapselating nearly every unfounded, though popular, myth regarding early rifle development & use.

[@kevinmarrett9532]

What parts were incorrect, and how? Everything he said was true. It may not have been applicable to every single engagement. But it was true about the specific instances that he mentioned

[@nonsibi1087]

@@kevinmarrett9532 Where do I begin? Minute 1:01... On the Jager rifle "It is unique in terms that it has a rifles barrel." NO! Rifled barrels have existed since the 1400s. NEXT? It goes on and on like this... all well-meaning, no doubt.