Infanteriegewehr 1863
Appearance
Infanteriegewehr 1863 | |
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Type | Service rifle |
Place of origin | Switzerland |
Service history | |
In service | 1863 – c. 1890s |
Used by | Swiss Army |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Various Swiss manufacturers |
No. built | 80,000 |
Variants | Infanteriegewehr 1863/67 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4600 g |
Length | 1380 mm |
Barrel length | 990 mm (63), 926 mm (67) |
Caliber | 10.5 mm |
Action | Caplock |
Feed system | Muzzleloader, then breechloader retrofit |
Sights | Iron sights (Quadrantenvisier) |
The Infanteriegewehr 1863 (English: Infantry rifle 1863) was the first Swiss army service rifle to feature a rifled barrel. Like other Swiss infantry weapons of the period, it was retrofitted with a Milbank-Amsler breechloading system from 1867 on.
References
[edit]- Ernst Hostettler (1987). Hand- und Faustfeuerwaffen der Schweizer Armee von 1842 bis heute (3rd ed.). Buch-Vertriebs GmbH Zürich. pp. 18/20. ISBN 3-905216-03-5.