Berdan

Berdan

Berdan can refer to:
* Hiram Berdan (1824 – 1893), an American marksman, engineer, and military officer
* Berdan's Sharpshooters, the 1st and 2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiments raised by Hiram Berdan during the American Civil War and of which he was the commanding colonel of both.
* Berdan green, the distinctive shade of green of the uniforms worn by Berdan's Sharpshooters.
* Berdan Sharps rifle, the model of the Sharps military rifle used by Berdan's Sharpshooters.
* Berdan rifle. any of several rifles developed by Hiram Berdan after the American Civil War, principally the Berdan II (M1870) rifle of .42 caliber that was the standard rifle of the Russian Army in the late 19th century.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Berdan — Tarsus Çayı Tarsus Çayı (Berdan Çayı) Caractéristiques Longueur 124 km Bassin 1 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Berdan River — Berdan waterfall (Turkish: Tarsus şelalesi) The Berdan River, also called the Tarsus River (Latin:Cydnus), is a river in Mersin Province, south Turkey. The historical city of Tarsus is by the river. Contents …   Wikipedia

  • Berdan-Gewehr — Berdan Gewehr, s. Handfeuerwaffen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Berdan rifle — Infobox Weapon name= Berdan II rifle caption= origin= flagcountry|United States type= Service rifle is ranged= yes service= 1869 1891, and later as reserve issue used by= Russian Empire, Bulgaria, Finland (limited), Kingdom of Montenegro wars=… …   Wikipedia

  • Hiram Berdan — (September 6, 1824 ndash; March 31, 1893) was an American engineer and military officer, world renowned marksman, and guiding force behind the famed United States Sharpshooters during the American Civil War. He was the inventor of the Berdan… …   Wikipedia

  • Barrage de berdan — Localisation Pays  Turquie Province …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Barrage de Berdan — Géographie Pays  Turquie Subdivision Mersin Coordonnées …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Brian Berdan — is a film editor with several high grossing films to his name. He was born in Michigan and got his glider pilots licence on December 12, 1992. Graduating from UC Berkeley in 1984, Berdan started his career with a job sweeping floors at Studio C,… …   Wikipedia

  • Frances Berdan — est une mésoaméricaniste américaine. Elle a obtenu son doctorat à l université du Texas en 1975[1]. Elle est, depuis, professeur d anthropologie à l université d État de Californie[1]. Ses recherches portent en particulier sur l économie aztèque… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • John Berdan — (Dec. 16, 1798 Oct. 11, 1841) was the first mayor of Toledo, Ohio …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”