Dessauer-Stuhr M1860

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Gevär Stuhr, Modell 1860
Gevär Stuhr, Modell 1868
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TypeBolt action rifle
Place of origin Acrea
Service history
In service1860-1881
Used by Acrea
Production history
DesignerErich Matthias Stuhr
Designed1830-1836
ManufacturerStuhr Arsenal
Specifications
Weight4.5 kg
Length1350 mm

Cartridge11x60mm
ActionBreech-loading bolt action
Muzzle velocity440 m/s

The Stuhr M1860, officially the Gevär 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 Gevär Stuhr, Modell 1868, with some older M1860 rifles retrofitted and introduced as the Gevär Stuhr, Modell 1860/68.

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