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favored by the Confederate military, utilized a ladder-sight system with 100-yard (91 m) increments, using steps from 100 to(-) 400 yd and a flip-up ladder for ranges beyond 500 yd. While the Enfield's sights did allow more precise sighting, the simple flip-up leaves found on the Model 1861 were more rugged and were less expensive to produce. The Enfield's sights also extended to 900 yd (and further, on later models), compared to the 500-yard (460 m) maximum range of the Model

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