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Bavarian breechloading rifle M1858/67, Lindner-Braun conversion. The Podewils rifle-musket was a 13.9mm calibre rifle used in the Bavarian army since 1858. [ 1 ] It was the most common infantry weapon of the Bavarian army in the Austro-Prussian war of 1866 [ 2 ] and the Franco-Prussian war of 1870/71. [ 1 ]
The evolution of German military rifles is a history of common and diverse paths followed by the separate German states, until the mid-19th century when Prussia emerged as the dominant state within Germany and the nation was unified. This article discusses rifled shoulder arms developed in or for the military of the states that later became ...
Werder M1869 (rifle) Machine guns. Bergmann MG 15 (water cooled version heavy machine gun) ... German Panzers 1914–18. New Vanguard. Oxford: Osprey Publishing.
The Werder pistol model 1869 was an infantry and light cavalry falling block pistol invented by Johann Ludwig Werder in Bavaria and based on his rifle design of 1868. [1] It was one of the first centerfire pistols to be adopted for use by a European military. [2]
From the A1 variant onwards, the machine gun has a stepped piston for better grip and control. From this version onwards, the barrel had a polygonal profile and it was possible to attach a rifle scope to the weapon. Minigun M134-D. MG6 United States: Rotary Machine gun: 7.62×51mm NATO [40]
The Mauser Model 1871, adopted as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71, or "Infantry Rifle 71" ("I.G.Mod.71" was stamped on the rifles themselves), was the first rifle model in a distinguished line designed and manufactured by Paul Mauser and Wilhelm Mauser of the Mauser company and later mass-produced at Spandau arsenal.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said U.S.-owned border wall materials, which were available for sale, were pulled from an Arizona auction at the government's request. The Lonestar State had shown ...
Ludwig Loewe (27 November 1837 – 11 September 1886) was a German merchant, manufacturer, philanthropist and a member of the Reichstag. Loewe's companies became involved in the production of armaments, employing famous designers and creating notable guns.