Berdan was not a military man by nature, and was possible the most difficult Sharpshooter to be taught drill. It was Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Mears who taught the Sharpshooters how to …

Berdan became CEO in 2014, after serving as senior executive vice president and chief operating officer. He is one of the longest-serving CEOs of a major health system in North Texas and is …

Hiram Berdan (September 6, 1824 – March 31, 1893) was an American engineer, inventor, military officer, marksman, and guiding force behind and commanding colonel of the United …

Hiram Berdan was a successful engineer and inventor before the Civil War. With the commencement of the war, Berdan was permitted to organize units of sharpshooters, which …

Nov 11, 2022 · Invented by American General Hiram Berdan (also the inventor of the Berdan priming system and sundry other military machines) in 1870, his eponymous rifle had a rather …

May 7, 2019 · At the start of the conflict, Hiram Berdan, a 36-year-old New Yorker and nationally known marksman, believed his greatest contribution to the war effort would be the formation of …

For fifteen years before the Civil War, Hiram Berdan was one of this country's leading marksmen. When Fort Sumter was fired upon, Berdan developed a plan to form a unique regiment made …

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The Berdan primer was the first generally successful and widely used primer in the United States. It is still used in small arms ammunition over most parts of the world.

The Russian Berdan I is a forward lifting block design much like the Spanish Berdan, Albani-Braendlin and "Trapdoor" Springfield rifles. The rifle mounted a straight line striker, similar to …