A timeline of the United States' service muskets and rifles since the nation was founded. From the flintlock muskets of the Revolution, to the bolt action rifles found at the turn of the 20th century, along with the modern gasoperated semiautomatic rifles. See how the service weapons of the US evolved from single shot smoothbore muskets, to the icons of the military world such as the M1 Garand and M16 rifles.

The definition of “service musket” / “service rifle” I am using is that of the musket / rifle issued by the US military to regular infantrymen.

This video is a redo of a previous, largely inaccurate video I released.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:58 Title
01:07 Brown Bess
01:48 Charleville Musket
02:29 Springfield Model 1795
03:08 Harper's Ferry Model 1803
03:50 Springfield Model 1812
04:21 Model 1814 / 1817 Common Rifles
04:47 Springfield Model 1816
05:37 Model 1819 Hall Rifle
06:05 Model 1841 Mississippi Rifle
06:44 Springfield Model 1842
07:25 Springfield Model 1855
08:08 Springfield Model 1861
09:05 Springfield Model 1863
09:46 Springfield Model 1865
10:22 Springfield Model 1866
11:22 Springfield Model 1868
12:00 Springfield Model 1873
12:52 Springfield Model 1884
13:28 Springfield Model 1888
14:01 KragJorgensen Model 1892
14:47 Model 1895 Lee Navy
15:26 Springfield Model 1903
16:22 Enfield Model 1917
16:58 M1 Garand
17:54 M1 Carbine
18:35 M14
19:35 M16
20:38 M16A1
21:18 M16A2
22:11 M4 / M4A1
22:48 M16A4
23:29 M27 IAR
24:12 XM7
24:46 Outro