Smithson Rifle
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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.