Grantrel M1861

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Grantrel Rifle Model 1861
Fucile Grantrel Modello 1861
Chassepot 1866-1871 Needlefire Rifle transparent.png
TypeNeedle gun
Place of originLombardoMatriarchyFlag.png Lombardo Matriarchy
Service history
In service1861 – 1875
Used byLombardoMatriarchyFlag.png Lombardo Matriarchy
HouseSarissitaFlag.png Kingdom of Sarissita
UnifiedCacertaFlag.png Kingdom of Cacerta
CacertianEmpireFlag.png Cacertian Empire
WarsCacertian Wars of Unification
Production history
DesignerEliza Grantrel
Designed1853 – 1861
Produced1861 – 1875
Specifications
Weight4.64 kg
Length1,310 mm
Barrel length795 mm

CartridgeLead bullet 25 g in paper cartridge with 5.6 g black powder charge
Caliber11 mm
ActionBolt action
Rate of fire8 - 15 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity410 m/s
Maximum firing range1,600 m
Feed systemSingle-shot
SightsLadder 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.