Jägergewehr 1856/59
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Jägergewehr 1856/59 | |
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Type | Service rifle |
Place of origin | Switzerland |
Service history | |
In service | Never issued |
Used by | Swiss Army |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Beuret Frères à Liège |
No. built | 14,000 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4300 g |
Length | 1320 mm |
Barrel length | 930 mm |
Caliber | 10.5 mm |
Action | Caplock |
Feed system | Muzzleloader |
Sights | Iron sights (Quadrantenvisier) |
The Jägergewehr 1856/59 (English: Jäger rifle 1856/59), originally designed in 1853, was intended to be a service rifle for use by the Swiss armed forces. It was one of the first pure infantry weapons to feature a rifled barrel. However, by the time all 14,000 procured weapons were delivered in 1860, they were already perceived as obsolete and were never issued to the troops.
References
[edit]- Ernst Hostettler (1987). Hand- und Faustfeuerwaffen der Schweizer Armee von 1842 bis heute (3rd ed.). Buch-Vertriebs GmbH Zürich. p. 16. ISBN 3-905216-03-5.