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
Mass	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 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.

External links[]

• Private website with additional information