Dessauer-Stuhr M1860
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| Gevær Dessauer-Stuhr, Modell 1860 Gevær Dessauer-Stuhr, Modell 1868 | |
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| Type | Bolt action rifle |
| Place of origin |  Acrea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1860-1881 |
| Used by | Acrea |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Johannes Michiel Dessauer Henrik von Stuhr |
| Designed | 1830-1836 |
| Manufacturer | Stuhr Arsenal |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 4.5 kg |
| Length | 1350 mm |
| Cartridge | 11x60mm |
| Action | Breech-loading bolt action |
| Muzzle velocity | 440 m/s |
The Dessauer M1860, officially the Gevær Dessauer-Stuhr, Modell 1860, was an Acrean military breech-loading rifle which replaced the Dessauer M1836 in 1860 as the Acrean Army's standard infantry rifle. Originally a single-shot rifle using metallic cartridges, the design was updated to incorporate an 8-round tubular magazine beneath the barrel in 1868. All new production rifles from 1868 and after were produced with this design as the Gevær Dessauer-Stuhr, Modell 1868, with some older M1860 rifles retrofitted and introduced as the Gevær Dessauer-Stuhr, Modell 1860/68.