Mississippi rifle

noun

The Model 1841 percussion rifle, a muzzleloading rifle used in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.

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Meanings

nounMississippi rifle (plural Mississippi rifles)

plural Mississippi rifles

  1. historicalengineeringThe Model 1841 percussion rifle, a muzzleloading rifle used in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.
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APA

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Chicago

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