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Kentucky Long Rifle

Also Known As Pennsylvania long rifle
Small Arms And Sidearms
Kentucky Long Rifle glyph

The Kentucky, or Pennsylvania, long rifle was developed on the American frontier in the early 1700s by German immigrant gunsmiths adapting the European Jaeger hunting rifle to a long, small-caliber barrel. Its rifled accuracy, far superior to the smoothbore musket at range, made it prized by American riflemen through the Revolutionary War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Partially Attested
Introduced Year
1700 1
Sources place its development in the early 1700s on the Pennsylvania frontier without a single founding year; 1700 is used here as the start of that period.
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Rifle 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Associated With

American Revolutionary War, Wars

The Kentucky long rifle, prized for its accuracy, armed American frontier riflemen during the American Revolutionary War

Continental Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Kentucky Rifle (Long Rifle)

Operated By

Confederate States Army, Armed Forces and Units
Source Long rifle (Wikipedia)

Used In

American Civil War, Wars
Source Long rifle (Wikipedia)
American Revolutionary War, Wars
Source Long rifle (Wikipedia)
French and Indian War, Wars
Source Long rifle (Wikipedia)
Mexican-American War, Wars
Source Long rifle (Wikipedia)
War of 1812, Wars
Source Long rifle (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Kentucky Rifle (Long Rifle)
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    The long rifle, also known as the Kentucky rifle, Pennsylvania rifle, or American long rifle, is a muzzle-loading firearm used for hunting and warfare.
  • Introduced circa 1700 per the entity's own sourced description text; no pre-1900 weapon system remains in current active military service.
  • Associated With: Continental Army
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Wikidata: Kentucky Long Rifle
Wikidata Q6673525, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Long rifle (Wikipedia)
  • Used In: French and Indian War, infobox wars field: 'French and Indian War'
  • Used In: American Revolutionary War, infobox wars field: 'American Revolutionary War'
  • Used In: War of 1812, infobox wars field: 'War of 1812'
  • Used In: Mexican-American War, infobox wars field: 'Mexican?American War'
  • Used In: American Civil War, infobox wars field: 'American Civil War'
  • Operated By: Confederate States Army, Infobox, used_by field
    Confederate States of America
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