Infanteriegewehr_Modell_1842

Infanteriegewehr Modell 1842

Infanteriegewehr Modell 1842

Service rifle

The Infanteriegewehr Modell 1842 (English: Infantry rifle, type 1842) was one of the first standardised service rifles used by the Swiss armed forces. It was introduced in 1842 as a result of a decision by the authorities of the Old Swiss Confederacy to standardise the weapons of the then still separate armies of the Swiss Cantons.

Modified rifle 1842/59/67
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The weapon was refitted in 1859 (T.59) and again in 1867 (T.67) with a Milbank-Amsler receiver system to convert it to a breech loader. Some weapons were also retrofitted with rifled barrels in the 1860s.

References

  • Ernst Hostettler (1987). Hand-und Faustfeuerwaffen der Schweizer Armee von 1842 bis heute (3rd ed.). Buch-Vertriebs GmbH Zürich. p. 12. ISBN 3-905216-03-5.
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