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Smithson Rifle | |
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Place of origin | Vionna-Frankenlisch |
Service history | |
In service | 1806 - 1855 |
Used by | Empire of Vionna Vionna-Frankenlisch |
Wars | Vionnan Civil War War of the Vionnan Coalition |
Production history | |
Designer | Arthur Smithson |
Designed | 1803 |
Manufacturer | Smithson & Co. of Gestoria |
Unit cost | 3 Lucans and sixpence apiece |
Produced | 1805 - 1815 |
No. built | 30,000 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 9 lb (4.08 kg) |
Length | 45,3/4 in (1162 mm) |
Barrel length | 30.375 in. (762 mm) |
Cartridge | 0.615 in. lead ball |
Action | Flintlock |
Rate of fire | Usually 2+ rounds per minute |
Muzzle velocity | Variable |
Effective firing range | Variable |
Feed system | Muzzle loaded |
References |
The Smithson Rifle was a rifled musket designed and produced by Mr Arthur Smithson of Gestoria and used mainly to arm skirmish and light troops of the Imperial Vionna-Frankenlischian Army. It saw its greatest use during the War of the Vionnan Coalition and served with distinction in a small number of other conflicts in the service of other Vionnan nations.