Berdan can refer to:
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John Berdan
John Berdan (December 16, 1798 – October 11, 1841) was the 1st mayor of Toledo, Ohio and served two terms in office from 1837 to 1839.
Berdan was born in New York City and lived in Brunswick, Ohio
Brunswick ( or ) is the largest city in Me ...
, first mayor of Toledo, Ohio
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Berdan River
The Berdan (also Baradān or Baradā), the ancient Cydnus ( el, Κύδνος), is a river in Mersin Province, south Turkey. The historical city of Tarsus is on the river and it is therefore sometimes called the Tarsus River. Originally the water ...
, in Turkey
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Hiram Berdan
Hiram Berdan (September 6, 1824 – March 31, 1893) was an American engineer, inventor, military officer, marksman, and guiding force behind and commanding colonel of the United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiments during the American Civil W ...
(1824-1893), American marksman, engineer, and military officer
* Berdan's Sharpshooters, the
1st and
2nd United States Volunteer Sharpshooter Regiment
The 2nd United States Sharpshooters was a sharpshooter regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. From 1861 to January 1863 they were members of the " First Iron Brigade" also known as the "Iron Brigade of the East".
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s raised by Hiram Berdan during the American Civil War and of which he was the commanding colonel of both
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Berdan Sharps rifle
Sharps rifles are a series of large-bore, single-shot, falling-block, breech-loading rifles, beginning with a design by Christian Sharps in 1848 and ceasing production in 1881. They were renowned for long-range accuracy. By 1874 the rifle was ...
, the model of the Sharps military rifle used by Berdan's Sharpshooters
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Berdan rifle
The Berdan rifle (''винтовка Бердана''/''vintovka Berdana'' in Russian) is a Russian rifle created by the American firearms expert and inventor Hiram Berdan in 1868. It was standard issue in the Russian army from 1870 to 1891, when ...
, 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
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Berdan primer
Two rounds of .357 Magnum, a centerfire cartridge; notice the circular primer in the center
A centerfire cartridge is a firearm metallic cartridge whose primer is located at the center of the base of its casing (i.e. "case head"). Unlike rimfi ...
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