Carle Rifle - a single - shot needle rifle developed by Johannes Carle in 1865 and adopted by the Russian army in 1867.
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| Type of | needle rifle |
| A country |  Russian empire |
| Production history | |
| Constructor | Johannes Friedrich Christian Carle |
| Designed by | 1865 |
| Total released | ~ 215,000 |
| Characteristics | |
| Weight kg | 4.9 (with bayonet), 4.5 kg (without bayonet) |
| Length mm | 1845 (with bayonet) 1320 (without bayonet) |
| Caliber mm | 6 lines (15.24 mm) |
| Work principles | slide shutter |
| Rate of fire rounds / min | 8-10 rds / min |
| Type of ammunition | single charge |
In 1868, German Johannes Friedrich Christian Carle, who lived in the UK, received a patent for his own needle rifle system, generally very similar to the Shasspo Rifle system . The successes of the Dreyze needle rifle prompted the Russian command to introduce their own needle rifle, but more advanced than the Johann Dreyze model. So in 1867 the Carle system Rifle was adopted by the Russian army [1] .
Device
The first Carle rifles were redone from muzzle-loading 6-line rifles arr. 1856 year. The receiver was subjected to processing with a shutter, the bed was replaced. The shutter was sliding with the rise of the handle, which cocked the drummer with a needle.
For the Karle rifle, a paper cartridge of the Veltishchev system was adopted, consisting of a paper sleeve, a Misered bullet, a gasket, a powder charge and a cardboard pallet with a capsule. For ignition there was a needle in the bolt, which pierced the bottom of the pan and pierced the capsule. There was no extractor , since the cartridge burned out during the shot, and not the burnt remains were pushed out by the bullet in the next shot. Rifle rate - 8-10 rds / min. The total length with a bayonet is 184.5 cm, without a bayonet 132 cm, weight with a bayonet 4.9 kg, without a bayonet 4.5 kg.
When testing in the army, there were shortcomings: a gas breakthrough through the bolt, needle breakage, short spherical bullets, shortening of the barrel with unburned powder remains. They refused the rifle. Manufactured 215.5 thousand pieces were sent to the internal districts of Russia, as well as to Siberia and Turkestan. The Karl rifle was soon replaced by the Krnka system under a metal cartridge, and then by the Berdan rifle .
Notes
- β Yakimovich A.A. Carle, English gunsmith // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.