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By the end of the 19th century, the leading bolt-action design was that of Paul Mauser, whose action—wedded to a reliable design possessing a five-shot magazine —became a world standard through two world wars and beyond.
The Dreyse needle-gun was a 19th-century military breech-loading rifle, as well as the first breech-loading rifle to use a bolt action to open and close the chamber. It was used as the main infantry weapon of the Prussians in the Wars of German Unification.
- Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse
- Bolt-action rifle
The Brunswick rifle was a .704 calibre muzzle-loading percussion rifle manufactured for the British Army at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield in the early 19th century. The weapon was introduced to replace the Baker rifle and weighed from over 9 and 10 pounds (4.1 and 4.5 kg) without its bayonet attached, depending on the pattern.
13 dec. 2017 · New designs pioneered in continental Europe and the manufacturing techniques perfected in Britain during the first half of the 19th century solved the dilemma. By the 1850s, the British Army was issuing its forces rifled muskets, including the Enfield Rifle.
4 dec. 2020 · Support NRA American Rifleman DONATE. Simply put, the Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket, along with its variants, is one of the most important firearms of the 19th century.
By Arnold Blumberg. The European wars of the late 18th and early 19th centuries were characterized by large-scale clashes between similarly armed soldiers employing sabers, cannons, and weapons like the iconic Baker rifle. Firepower dominated the battlefields.
5 mars 2009 · Of the versions available to the 19th-century shooter, the “One of One Thousand” models (little more than 100 made) were—and still are—most desirable. These rifles were fitted with barrels a bit more accurate than the average production tube, and featured extras such as set triggers, fancy wood and engraving, selling for $100 ...
