American forces in the Revolutionary War took in a bunch of different types of surplus small arms, and one of the interesting ones was the French Model 1717 Rampart gun. When the French created the first standardized military rifle pattern in 1717, they made two versions - an infantry musket and ...

We take a break now in the series about the M1841 Mississippi rifle to explore the authentic cartridges of the US smooth bore muskets of the 1850-60s. The goal of today's Capandball video is to recreate the original ballistics based on contemporary sources.

US martial flintlock musket vs US martial percusssion rifle. The flintlock musket was made in Harper's Ferry in 1833 the Missisippi rifle was made by Eli Whitney Jr. in 1855. Both are in perfect shooting condition, and in this video both are shot with their original cartridges. Enjoy the second p...

This is the last chapter of the series about the Mousqueton de Cavalerie Légére ou de Hussards Modéle 1786 System 1777 or shortly the French light cavalry flintlock musketoon of the French wars. The video tells the story of its development and manufacture, and also intruduces the drill and tactic...

The star of today's show seems to be a M1786 French light cavalry carbine - a really elegant little arm by the way - but in fact the true hero of the story is Honré Blanc, superintendent of the armoury of St. Etienne from 1763 to 1797. He was in charge of establishing a new method for manufacturi...

Dear All, The French Model 1777 smooth bore cartridges are probably the simplest designs among all contemporary military cartridges. They are fast and easy to make. Here is the way it was done according to the military regulations.

In 1785, Joseph Belton (an American inventor) and William Jover (an English gunmaker) sold 560 repeating flintlock rifles to the British East India Company. The guns were a very remarkable design which used a detachable magazine tube of 7 rounds stacked in series with a seven sequential touch hol...

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Ridley Scott's Napoleon seems, at best, to be an epic fanfic , which is fine but why oh why was a spyglass strapped to a Baker rifle to snype at Boney? We explore the what-if of this set up, cook up a slightly more believable version, and see if Chap...

This is the 2nd part of the video about the Hall breech loading flintlock rilfe. This part concentrates on cartridges and using the rifle according to the original instructions wruitten by John Hall in 1816 and 1826.

This is something I have always wanted to try since I read Samuel Emery Chamberlain's memoires about the Mexican War. The receiver actually handled better than what I first thought, but I still have question marks about its effect.

The Hall rifle Capandball film, part 1.: https://youtu.be/qz21BC...

The first part covers the history of the development of the Hall breech loading flintlock military rifle. If you are looking for more info, please visit our Patreon page where you can find 2 studies about the rifle based mainly on primary sources describing the benefits and use of the rifle.

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This is the second and final part of the video showing the making of the repro Hall combination flask. In this episode I am making the body of the flask, and creating the repro of the original leather accoutrements. And of course I'll also test it as well. Enjoy!
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Let me guide you through the process of making the working reproduction of the original combination flask of the Model 1819 Hall breech loading flintlock rifle. These flasks were in use until the 1840s when they were replaced by the M1841 riflemen accoutrements. They dispensed both powder and the...

A short teaser for an upcoming Capandball film. These are my first shots with the original M1819 Hall breech loading .52 cal flintlock rifle made in 1839. The rifle is loaded with the repro of the originalservice cartridge.

The first of a two part series on Service ammunition used with the Baker Rifle.

A field firing exercise in the guise of a rilfeman of the 95th.

The Baker Rifle Ownership FAQ

Part Two of the examination of the musketry program as practiced by the men of the 95th Rifles during the Napoleonic Wars

Part One of the examination of the musketry program as practiced by the men of the 95th Rifles during the Napoleonic Wars

A comparison between the India Pattern Brown Bess and the Baker Rifle

The 2022 Cabin Fever Challenge shot with the Baker Rifle

An examination of the Platoon Exercise used in the Napoleonic era by troops armed with the Brown Bess

An introductory video of that famous smoothbore musket.

A complete field firing exercise including a rifleman's full kit.