Depends on which kind/type/model/etc. Do you mean rifle,pistol, or gun? Guns were VERY expensive and were usually 12lb. Napoleons or 3in. ordinance rifles, although many other types were used from small 6lb fieldpieces to giant mortars firing shells weighing several hundred pounds.
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There were a few technological advancements that directly impacted warfare during the American Civil War. Two things were the railroad and the Gatling Gun.
Nothing was used in place of gunpowder during the Civil War. Gunpowder was made and used extensively by both sides. During the Civil War the guns used black powder for propellant. Modern guns use smokeless powder, which has a completely different chemical composition.
the south made 2% of the weapons and 98% were made from other countries that they bought
the boing 2-23 it was a 50 cal.used for southern enfintry to charge the yankiees!