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1What was the name of the musket used by the British as Waterloo?
- AMauser
- BGatling
- CChassepot
- DBrown Bess
2What were the disadvantages of rifles used at the beginning of the period? TICK TWO
- AProne to jamming
- BSlow loading time
- CEasy to bend
- DVery heavy
- ESmoky
3/which part of the Dreyse was prone to breaking?
- AThe barrel
- BThe needle
- CThe pan
- DThe trigger
4Which country used the Mauser rifle?
- APrussia
- BAustria
- CBoers
- DDenmark
5Which army, initially successful, was defeated by the use of Gatling guns in 1879?
- AMahdi
- BZulu
- CMasai
- DNative American
6What was the name of the gun which could fire on armies on the reverse slope?
- AHowitzer
- BMitrailleuse
- CMaxim
- DBenedek
7Which German support weapon was one of the most effective weapons of WW2?
- AMP 10
- BSten
- CBren
- DMP 40
8Which weapon caused the Prussian army to change their attack style at Gravelotte St Privat?
- ACarncano
- BChassepot
- CLebel
- DMannlicher
9In which famous battle of the American Civil War did the absence of the Confederate Cavalry help the Unionists achieve victory?
- AChancellorsville
- BFredericksburg
- CChattanooga
- DGettysburg
10What kind of weapon was the WW1 'whippet'?
- ARifle
- BTank
- CShell
- DMachine Gun
11Who was the inventor of the percussion cap?
- AWhitworth
- BWidgeon
- CForsyth
- DRemington
12Which inventor had a 'face like a baboon', according to an ex-Top Gear presenter?
- AWhitworth
- BForsyth
- CNaysmith
- DGilchrist
13Which type of soldier would normally fire a carbine?
- AInfantry
- BArtillery
- CCavalry
14Which general of the 18th century was a fan of the reverse slope tactic?
- ACardigan
- BRadetsky
- CNapoleon
- DWellington
15Who developed the cylindro-conoidal bullet?
- AWinchester
- BRemington
- CNorton
- DSpringfield
16Who produced the rifle carried by the Unionist forces in the American Civil War?
- ASpencer
- BSpringfield
- CShelbyville
- DThomas
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