The Gun that Assassinated Abraham Lincoln

John Wilkes Booth had some other firearms he shared with other supposed assassin's. He gave another conspirators. The conspirator going after Seward he gave a Whitney Navy 36 revolver and a bowie knife.
I thought Wilkes pistol was a 41 but I could be mistaken. But it was said it was double loaded. (Double ball or double powder charge?)
And at the barn for his escape was said to be a saddled horse with a Spencer carbine and two Colt Navy revolvers.
That Ford theatre is really small I was there aong time ago.
 
The history of Firearms is an amazing journey, and thanks to technology has made it more accessible and vivid. :)
 
The gun in question is banned in Canada because it has been deemed to be an AR-15 variant by the RCMP. I heard that on CBC "The National". CBC reports the gun used was an early "Assault Pistol",

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Bob
 
Brutus said:
John Wilkes Booth had some other firearms he shared with other supposed assassin's. He gave another conspirators. The conspirator going after Seward he gave a Whitney Navy 36 revolver and a bowie knife.
I thought Wilkes pistol was a 41 but I could be mistaken. But it was said it was double loaded. (Double ball or double powder charge?)
And at the barn for his escape was said to be a saddled horse with a Spencer carbine and two Colt Navy revolvers.
That Ford theatre is really small I was there aong time ago.
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Then why the heck didn't you stop Booth!
:p
Moe
 
"The Gun that was USED to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln" or "The Guy that Assassinated Abraham Lincoln".

Proper language use is important... changes things entirely: in this case it changes a title that could have been written by a sane and well spoken man into one conceived in the mind of a deluded spastic who believes inanimate objects have cognitive powers.
 
Brutus said:
John Wilkes Booth had some other firearms he shared with other supposed assassin's. He gave another conspirators. The conspirator going after Seward he gave a Whitney Navy 36 revolver and a bowie knife.
I thought Wilkes pistol was a 41 but I could be mistaken. But it was said it was double loaded. (Double ball or double powder charge?)
And at the barn for his escape was said to be a saddled horse with a Spencer carbine and two Colt Navy revolvers.
That Ford theatre is really small I was there aong time ago.
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I'm sure it would be two projectiles to increase the chance of a hit and of more damage if both hit. A double charge of powder would give an even greater increase in the chances of the gun blowing up and injuring the person shooting.
 
TheTooner said:
I'm sure it would be two projectiles to increase the chance of a hit and of more damage if both hit. A double charge of powder would give an even greater increase in the chances of the gun blowing up and injuring the person shooting.
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Not with black powder, two balls would be my guess too though. I can't find anything about a double load at all. Just that it was a .44 Derringer.
 
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