Infanteriegewehr Modell 1842

Infobox Weapon
name= Infanteriegewehr Modell 1842


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origin=flagcountry|Switzerland
type= Service rifle
is_ranged=yes
service= 1842 – c. 1863
used_by= Armies of the Swiss cantons
wars= Sonderbund War
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manufacturer=Francotte Liège, Beuret Frères and others
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variants= 1859 refit to 10.4 mm caliber
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weight= 4750 g
length= 1470 mm
part_length= 1050 mm
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caliber= 18 mm
action= Caplock
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feed= Muzzleloader
sights= Adjustable rear sight

The Infanteriegewehr Modell 1842 ( _en. 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.

The weapon was refitted in 1859 and again in 1867 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

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External links

* [http://www.militaryrifles.com/Switzerland/42-67Amsler.htm Data and pictures regarding the 1867 breechloader conversion] on militaryrifles.com