"Landwehr long-arms in 1866" Topic
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Major Bloodnok | 31 Dec 2019 10:55 a.m. PST |
From what I understand the Prussian Landwehr lost its Dreyse rifles and they were replaced by "muzzle-loaders". Would these have been percussion smoothbores or percussion Jaefer rifles? |
Mollinary | 31 Dec 2019 1:52 p.m. PST |
The only Landwehr units which had been issued with the Dreyse in 1866 were the Guard. All other units retained the muzzle loaders with which they had previously been issued. |
colonial nic | 31 Dec 2019 3:23 p.m. PST |
Probably percussion rifled muskets by that time. |
Major Bloodnok | 01 Jan 2020 7:26 a.m. PST |
Were they rifled muskets or smoothbore? By the time most nations were switching to Minie type rifles the Prussians had already adopted the Dreyse. |
Mollinary | 01 Jan 2020 2:30 p.m. PST |
Most likely minie rifles. For quite a period while the Dreyse was being adopted there remained a strong lobby at high level for the minie rifle, so both weapons were in service alongside each other. As the Dreyse gradually achieved dominance one would expect the minie rifles to trickle down to the Landwehr to replace the old smoothbores. |
Royal Marine | 02 Jan 2020 5:00 p.m. PST |
… and there was me thinking the Landwehr had secret hand-to-hand long arm tactics! |
AICUSV | 03 Jan 2020 8:42 p.m. PST |
I have seen US, Springfield Model 1861 rifle muskets, bearing Prussian proof and acceptance marks. I know following the ACW the US government sold many surplus weapons to several foreign nations. If any went to Prussian in time for issue in 1866 I don't know. But, the US did start surplussing material and canceling contracts as soon as June of 1865. |
Major Bloodnok | 04 Jan 2020 11:40 a.m. PST |
I know Shul[?] made 800 M1861 Springfield muskets for the US during the Civil War, saw one years ago that had been nickle/chrome plated by a Massachusetts GAR group. From what I've come stumbled across seems to indicate that many of the M1809/31s and 39s were later rifled. I assume they were firing .70/.71 cal. minie balls. Not that I would want to shoot one. I remember years ago a friend having a US marked Pottsdam and shooting .69 minies out of it. Since it was a smoothbore it was key-holing the target at 25yds. Not pleasant to shoot… |
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