Weapons of Fort Spokane

ID: 4729 ~ Source: Photo courtesy of Sentinel of Silence ~ Creator: Photo courtesy of Sentinel of Silence
This file appears in: Weapons of War at Fort Spokane

Some of the rifles used by the soldiers of Fort Spokane

This file appears in: Weapons of War at Fort Spokane

By Josh Van Veldhuizen
Soldiers need weapons, and in the era of combustible black powder, a safe place to store weapons and ammunition was especially important. Powder magazines like this one were present on every military base. Black powder is inherently dangerous and…