The first comprehensive account in English of Lorenz model 1854 firearms, widely imported by both sides in the American Civil War.  Includes subsequent models, related equipment, performance in the field, variants, cartridge conversions, marks, reproductions, technical and shooting details and final disposition on the surplus market.

Extensively illustrated; many photos published for the first time. Written by COL (Ret) Carl M. Kruger and James V. Capua, the authors of Jäger:  Europe's First Special Operations Forces and The Potsdam Musket.