Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851

Infobox Weapon
name= Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851


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origin=flagcountry|Switzerland
type= Service rifle
is_ranged=yes
service= 1851 – c. 1863
used_by= Swiss Army
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manufacturer=Beuret Frères à Liège and private manufacturers
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number= 6,400
variants= M1867 breechloader refit
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weight= 4500 g
length= 1260 mm
part_length= 813 mm
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caliber= 10.5 mm
action= Caplock
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feed= Muzzleloader
sights= Iron sights ("Quadrantenvisier")

The Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851 ( _en. Federal Carbine 1851), also called Feldstutzer 1851, was the first service rifle used by the Swiss armed forces to be procured by the federal government, which was responsible for the armament of the Cantonal armed forces under the 1848 federal constitution. It was also the first military weapon in Europe to use the smaller 10.5 mm caliber (later reduced to 10.4 mm) instead of the prior "de facto" standard of 18 mm.

The "Stutzer" was refitted with a Milbank Amsler breechloading system ("à tabatière") in 1867. It was replaced by the Repetiergewehr Vetterli, Modell 1869/70 in 1869.

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External links

* [http://www.schiferli.net/The%20Swiss%20Feldstutzer%20M51.htm Private website with additional information]