Brief History Of Percussion Rifles
A percussion rifle is a type of rifle that uses a percussion cap instead of the flintlock or matchlock variants. The matchlock and flintlock are older variants when compared to the percussion cap. This rifle quickly became coveted by many thanks to its faster reloading time.
Because of the fewer moving parts that it required it also became both rugged and versatile more so then other single shot rifles. The United States took advantage of the percussion system in 1841 and created and made it into an infantry rifle in the same year.