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Jägergewehr 1856/59

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Jägergewehr 1856/59
TypeService rifle
Place of originSwitzerland
Service history
In serviceNever issued
Used bySwiss Army
Production history
ManufacturerBeuret Frères à Liège
No. built14,000
Specifications
Mass4300 g
Length1320 mm
Barrel length930 mm

Caliber10.5 mm
ActionCaplock
Feed systemMuzzleloader
SightsIron 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

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  • 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.