Infantry rifle of the model of 1845 - a capsule (or, according to the terminology of that time, “shock”) smooth-bore gun adopted by the Russian army in 1845 and which became the basis for various modifications for other combat arms. This gun was developed in the wake of the flint weapon change that took place then with percussion weapons (see capsule lock ).
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Created on the basis of the French capsule gun arr. 1842 with minor changes. Like a flintlock gun, it consisted of a barrel, a lock, a lodge, and had a bayonet and ramrod. Lodge, device, bayonet and ramrod are the same as in flint weapons.
- Caliber 7.1 lines (18.03 mm)
- Length with a bayonet 6 feet 1 inch 1.4 lines (1850 mm)
- Weight without a bayonet 10.58 pounds (4.33 kg)
- Weight with a fixed bayonet 11 pound 46 spools (4.7 kg)
- The bullet is round, with a diameter of 6.6 lines, weighing 6.56 spool (27.98 g)
- Charge - 2 spools of black powder (8.53 g)
- Iron barrel, 42.66 inches long (1084 mm)
- Barrel weight 5.05 pounds (2.06 kg)
- Bayonet weight 85 spools
History
The reign of Emperor Nicholas I was a time of improving the army’s weapons and the modernization of infantry guns was carried out many times despite the difficult economic situation of the empire . Modernization of weapons was carried out in 1826, 1828, 1839, 1844, 1845, 1852, 1854. In 1844, the emperor issued an order to remake all flint-shotgun rifles into French-style drums. Since it turned out that the army guns in circulation were shot to varying degrees, they were drilled down to a standard barrel diameter of 18.03 mm. In 1845, the production of flint-shotguns at the factories ceased, and production of capsule guns of seven structurally similar samples began: infantry gun (1845), Cossack gun (1846), dragoon gun (1847), soldier's gun (1848), carbine (1849) , fitting (1849) and officer's gun (1849).
See also
- Rifle Krnka