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Swords were used widely in the civil war. Popular swords include the model 1832 foot artillery sword, the model 1832 dragoon saber, model 1840 light artillery saber, and the model 1840 army non-commissioned officers sword.

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Soldiers also had a back up weapon in case their rifle is broken or they are attacked in the middle of  reloading. Some of the pistols used are the colt model 1860, the colt dragon revolver, the remington 1858, the smith & wesson model 1, the starr revolver, and the elgin cutlass pistol.

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The civil war brought many advancements in gun technology, mostly with the widespread use of rifles. Popular rifles used were the springfield rifle, the lorenz rifle, the colt revolving rifle, the smith carbine, the spencer repeating rife, the burnside carbine, the tarpley carbine, and the whitworth rifle.

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Cannons played an important role in the civil war. They were used by the union and confederate. Some of the cannons used were the 12 pound howitzer, 10 pound parrot rifle, and the 3 inch ordnance. Cannons were used for long ranged fire and artillery, also to take out big groups of enemies.