Pedersoli Cook & Brother
Davide Pedersoli & Co. S.r.l. · Carbine · In Production
Also known as: Pedersoli Cook & Brother Artillery Carbine, Cook & Brother Confederate Carbine, Pedersoli S.209
Overview
The Pedersoli Cook & Brother is a modern reproduction .58 caliber percussion, muzzle-loading carbine built by the Italian firm Davide Pedersoli (catalogue model S.209, the Cook & Brother Artillery Carbine). It recreates the compact Confederate cavalry/artillery carbine of the American Civil War, which was itself patterned on the British Enfield, featuring a single sidelock percussion action, a rifled round barrel, brass furniture, and a wooden ramrod. Intended for historical re-enactment and muzzleloading target shooting, it is loaded from the muzzle and fired by a percussion cap on the nipple.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3200 g (112.9 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1029 mm (40.51") |
| Barrel Length | 610 mm (24.02") |
| Action Type | Muzzleloader |
| Firing Mechanism | Percussion |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Effective Range | 100 m (109 yd) |
| Rate of Fire | 2 rpm |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 1219 mm (47.99") |
| Number of Grooves | 5 |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .58 Caliber Minié Ball · primary — also known as 0.58 in, 14.7 mm, .575 Minié Ball
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Muzzle Loaded
- Safety mechanisms: Half Cock Notch
- Features: Rifled Barrel, Muzzle Loaded, Percussion Cap, Sidelock, Brass Furniture, Wooden Ramrod, Blade Front Sight, Fixed Rear Sight
Service history
Operators
- Historical re-enactors and muzzleloading sport shooters
Production
Current-production replica; Pedersoli does not publish unit totals for the Cook & Brother carbine.
Origin
Country of origin: Italy
Notes
Pedersoli reference 010S209580; bullet code 036U523577. Barrel rifling is 5 grooves with a 1:48 (1219 mm) twist. Muzzle velocity varies with the shooter's black-powder charge, so no fixed factory figure is published.
Background
The original Cook & Brother firm was one of the Confederacy's largest private arms makers; after Union forces took New Orleans in 1862 the brothers moved their machinery to Athens, Georgia, and kept turning out Enfield-pattern carbines and rifles until 1864. Pedersoli's replica keeps the pattern alive for re-enactors more than a century and a half later.