Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851

Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851
Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851 (Breechloader model 1867)
Type Service rifle
Place of origin Switzerland
Service history
In service 1851 – c. 1863
Used by Swiss Army
Production history
Manufacturer Beuret Frères à Liège and private manufacturers
No. built 6,400
Variants M1867 breechloader refit
Specifications
Weight 4500 g
Length 1260 mm
Barrel length 813 mm
Caliber 10.5 mm
Action Caplock
Feed system Muzzleloader
Sights Iron sights (Quadrantenvisier)

The Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851 (English: Federal Carbine 1851), also called Feldstutzer 1851, was the first service rifle used by the Swiss armed forces to be procured by the federal government, which was responsible for the armament of the Cantonal armed forces under the 1848 federal constitution. It was also the first military weapon in Europe to use the smaller 10.5 mm caliber (later reduced to 10.4 mm) instead of the prior de facto standard of 18 mm.

The Stutzer was refitted with a Milbank Amsler breechloading system (à tabatière) in 1867. It was replaced by the Repetiergewehr Vetterli, Modell 1869/70 in 1869.

References

  • Ernst Hostettler (1987). Hand- und Faustfeuerwaffen der Schweizer Armee von 1842 bis heute (3rd ed.). Buch-Vertriebs GmbH Zürich. p. 14. ISBN 3-905216-03-5.
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