Morland-Harry Rifle

Jump to navigation Jump to search


Morland-Harry Rifle
Martini-Henry m1871 - England - AM.032017.jpg
TypeService rifle
Place of origin United Kingdom
Service history
In service1863-1894
Used bySee Users
WarsConcordian Civil War
Nihhonese Rebellion of 1868
First Lucio-Auro War
Second Lucio-Auro War
Production history
DesignerFriedrich Morland
Designed1862
ManufacturerVarious
Produced1863–1889
No. built1,000,000
Specifications
Weight8 pounds 7 ounces (3.83 kg) (unloaded), 9 pounds 4.75 ounces (4.22 kg) (with sword bayonet)
Length49 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.

Users