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List of War of 1812 weapons

This is a list of weapons used during the War of 1812.

United Kingdom and the Canadas

Melee weapons Pattern 1796 infantry officer's sword Pattern 1796 light cavalry sabre 1803 Pattern British infantry sword 1805 Pattern Royal Navy officer's sword Boarding Pike Boarding Axe

Small arms

Muskets and rifles Brown Bess Baker rifle Musket Model 1777 (used by militias) Tulle musket (used by militias) Harpers Ferry Model 1803 (captured)

Pistols New Land Pattern Cavalry Pistol

Artillery 6-pounder smoothbore cannon 24-pounder long gun

British allied tribes

Melee weapons Tomahawk Battle axe War club Red-painted war club (used by the Muscogee Creek of the Red Sticks faction) Spear

Small arms

Muskets and rifles Brown Bess (supplied by the British) Chief's Guns

Spain

Small arms

Muskets and rifles M1752 Musket M1792 Musket Escopeta

United States

Melee weapons Eagle Head Sword Model 1812 Cavalry Saber Starr Saber Virginia Manufactory Non-Commissioned Officer's Sword Infantry Pike Boarding Pike Type I Boarding Pike Type II Boarding Pike Type III Quarter Pike Type I Boarding Axe Type II Boarding Axe Type III Boarding Axe

Small arms

Muskets and rifles Springfield Model 1795 Harpers Ferry Model 1795 Harpers Ferry Model 1803 Model 1763 Charleville musket (left overs from the American Revolutionary War) Model 1766 Charleville musket (left overs from the American Revolutionary War) Model 1777 Charleville musket (left overs from the American Revolutionary War) Brown Bess (captured and left overs from the American Revolutionary War) Long rifle 1792 contract rifle Model 1814 common rifle

Pistols Simeon North Pistol Harper's Ferry flintlock pistol

Artillery 6-pounder smoothbore cannon Columbiad

American allied tribes

Melee weapons Tomahawk Battle axe War club Spear

Small arms

Muskets and rifles Springfield Model 1795

References

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