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  2. Podewils gun - Wikipedia

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    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] Theodor Fontane called it an "excellent" weapon of the Austro-Prussian war due to its long range. [2]

  3. German military rifles - Wikipedia

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    Vorgrimler had worked for Mauser before and during the war, and was the designer of the experimental German assault rifle known as "Gerät 06" or Stg.45(M). The design evolved into the CETME rifle, later adopted in 1958 by the Spanish Army as the Assault Rifle Model 58. In 1956 the German Army bought 400 CETME rifles.

  4. Werder pistol model 1869 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of German weapons of World War I - Wikipedia

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    Werder M1869 (rifle) Machine guns ... 38 cm SK L/45 "Max" (long range coast-defence gun and siege gun) ... German Panzers 1914–18. New Vanguard.

  6. Mauser Model 1871 - Wikipedia

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    Paul Mauser developed his bolt-action rifle from 1867 to 1871. In 1870–71 trials with 2,500 test rifles took place, with the M1869 Bavarian Werder being the Mausers' chief competitor. [2] The Mauser was provisionally adopted on 2 December 1871, pending the development of an appropriate safety.

  7. List of modern equipment of the German Army - Wikipedia

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    Introduced to the Bundeswehr as a long-range rifle as part of the Infantryman of the Future project and is considered an alternative when the G36 and G22 reach their performance limits. In the G82A1 version, the weight was reduced by 2.5 kg through the use of titanium and aluminum and three additional Picatinny rails were added to the housing.

  8. List of infantry weapons of World War I - Wikipedia

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    Cei-Rigotti M1895 automatic rifle; Springfield-Pedersen M1903 Mark I semi automatic rifle; Winchester-Burton M1917 automatic rifle [12] Rossignol ENT automatic rifle; Esser-Barrat rifle; Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle, pre war development abandoned due to war; Machine guns. Berthier M1908 machine gun [7] (Air cooled version) Berthier M1911 machine ...

  9. Bavarian Army - Wikipedia

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    The Bavarian Army was the army of the Electorate (1682–1806) and then Kingdom (1806–1918) of Bavaria.It existed from 1682 as the standing army of Bavaria until the merger of the military sovereignty (Wehrhoheit) of Bavaria into that of the German State in 1919.