Morland-Harry Rifle
| Morland-Harry Rifle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Service rifle |
| Place of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1863-1894 |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Concordian Civil War Nihhonese Rebellion of 1868 First Lucio-Auro War Second Lucio-Auro War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Friedrich Morland |
| Designed | 1862 |
| Manufacturer | Various |
| Produced | 1863–1889 |
| No. built | 1,000,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 8 pounds 7 ounces (3.83 kg) (unloaded), 9 pounds 4.75 ounces (4.22 kg) (with sword bayonet) |
| Length | 49 inches (1,245 mm) |
The Morland-Harry Rifle is a breech-loading single-shot lever-actuated rifle that was used by the Lucis Army. It first entered service in 1863, replacing both the M1853 Enfield Rifle and the Smith-Enfield Rifle. It was used extensively during the Concordian Civil War where it proved its worth against existing muzzle-loaders that the Concordian Republicans had. Designed by Erebonian enginner, Friedrich Morland, it was combined with polygonal rifling by Alexander George and it combined the dropping-block action first developed by George Dreyse.
The Morland-Harry rifle was used throughout the Lucis Empire for 25 years. While the Smith was the first breechloader firing a metallic cartridge in regular Lucis service, the Morland was designed from the outset as a breechloader and was both faster firing and had a longer range.
The creation of such a rifle came from the Lucis Army's experience during the Lucis-Erebonian Wars of 1850-1858, where Lucian forces found their rifles inadequate against the bolt-action armed Erebonian forces with their M1841 Leichtes Perkussionsgewehr. While it did not adopt the bolt-action technology, the Morland-Harry rifle remained popular with the Lucis Army for its reliability. In 1888, it was replaced by the Lee-Morrison rifle, which would later result in the development of the famous and legendary Lee-Enfield.
