Weapons

Rifled carbine

The weapon with twice the Paraguayan range.

Rifled carbine
Rifled cavalry carbine. Reference model.

The rifled bore made the bullet spin and gave it more range and accuracy. According to Helio Vera, the Brazilian weapons reached about 400 meters, twice the range of the Paraguayan flintlock muskets.

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