List of War of 1812 weapons
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List of weapons used during the War of 1812
This is a list of weapons used during the War of 1812.
Small arms
Muskets and rifles
- Brown Bess[1][2]
- Baker rifle[3]
- Musket Model 1777 (used by militias)[4]
- Tulle musket (used by militias)
- Harpers Ferry Model 1803 (captured)[5]
Pistols
- New Land Pattern Cavalry Pistol[6]
Spain
United States
Small arms
Muskets and rifles
- Springfield Model 1795[7]
- Harpers Ferry Model 1795
- Harpers Ferry Model 1803
- Charleville musket
- Long rifle[8]
Pistols
- Simeon North Pistol[9]
- Harper's Ferry flintlock pistol[10]
References
- ↑ "Arms and the Men of the War of 1812". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ "Brown Bess Musket in the War of 1812 - Canada's History". www.canadashistory.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ "Weapons and Tactics in the War of 1812 - The Exchange Niagara Falls". nfexchange.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ "French Model 1777 Infantry Musket (Charleville) - AN IX Version". militaryheritage.com.
- ↑ "Harpers Ferry rifle captured from USS President". USS Constitution Museum. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ "British New Land Pattern Cavalry Pistol ( Napoleonic Wars)". www.militaryheritage.com. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ "Equipment in the War of 1812". American Battlefield Trust.
- ↑ Association, National Rifle. "An Official Journal Of The NRA | Guns Of The War Of 1812". An Official Journal Of The NRA. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ "Simeon North Pistol". USS Constitution Museum. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ↑ "Weapons in the War of 1812 | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
