Grantrel M1861
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| Grantrel Rifle Model 1861 Fucile Grantrel Modello 1861 | |
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| Type | Needle gun |
| Place of origin |  Lombardo Matriarchy |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1861 – 1875 |
| Used by | Lombardo Matriarchy Kingdom of Sarissita Kingdom of Cacerta Cacertian Empire |
| Wars | Cacertian Wars of Unification |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Eliza Grantrel |
| Designed | 1853 – 1861 |
| Produced | 1861 – 1875 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 4.64 kg |
| Length | 1,310 mm |
| Barrel length | 795 mm |
| Cartridge | Lead bullet 25 g in paper cartridge with 5.6 g black powder charge |
| Caliber | 11 mm |
| Action | Bolt action |
| Rate of fire | 8 - 15 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 410 m/s |
| Maximum firing range | 1,600 m |
| Feed system | Single-shot |
| Sights | Ladder sights |
The Grantrel M1861 (Italian: Fucile Grantrel Modello 1861; “Grantrel Rifle Model 1861”) was a breech-loading bolt-action rifle that was the first domestically developed needle rifle in the Cacertian archipelago. It saw extensive use with the armies and naval infantry of the Kingdom of Cacerta and the Lombardo Matriarchy during the Cacertian Wars of Unification where it fought against its Acrean predecessor. While it was considered a major improvement on existing military rifles of the time, it was not widely exported. It was later replaced by the Grantrel M1875, an adaption of the M1861 designed to fire metallic cartridges that were introduced in 1875.