List of Fenian raids weapons
This is a list of weapons during the Fenian raids
United Kingdom and Canada
[edit]Rifles
[edit]
Side arms
[edit]- Colt 1851 Navy Revolver[3]
- Colt M1861 Navy
- Webley RIC
- Tranter Revolver
- Beaumont-Adams revolver
- Adams Revolvers
- Colt Army Model 1860
Fenians
[edit]Rifles
[edit]- Springfield Model 1861[4]
- Fenian Needham Conversion Rifle[5][6]
- Sharp rifle
- Spencer repeating rifle
Side arms
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Guns of the First Fenian Raid: The Irish Invasion of Canada". American Rifleman. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ↑ "Fenian Raids: Invasions of British-ruled Canada". History Net. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ↑ Canadian Military Handguns 1855-1985 by Clive M. Law
- ↑ Fenian Brotherhood. Proceedings of the second National Congress of the Fenian Brotherhood, held in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 1865. Philadelphia: J. Gibbons, 1865.
- ↑ "Erin's Hope: The Fenian Needham Conversion Rifle". American Rifleman. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ↑ "Fenian Needham Conversion: Just the Thing for Invading Canada". Forgotten Weapons. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
