Werder pistol model 1869
Werder pistol model 1869 | |
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Type | Service pistol |
Place of origin | Bavaria |
Production history | |
Designer | |
Designed | 1869 |
Specifications | |
Cartridge | 11.5mm Werder |
Calibre | 11.5mm |
Action | falling block |
Sights | Fixed front blade and rear notch |
The Werder pistol model 1869 was an infantry and light cavalry falling block pistol, invented by 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]
Although it was originally known as the "Bavarian Lightning pistol" because of its rate of fire,[3] the Werder pistol proved too heavy for practical use, and was not used during the Franco-Prussian War.[4]
It was also fazed out by the Dreyse Rifles still used by 1870 and was put into training service in 1891 with the introduction of the Gewehr 88.[citation needed]
Sources and references[]
- ^ Walter, John (25 March 2006). Rifles of the World. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 514. ISBN 0-89689-241-7.
- ^ Harder, Heinrich E. (2004). Der Reichsrevolver und seine Varianten. DWJ Verlags-Gesellschaft. ISBN 978-3-936632-40-8.
- ^ Farwell, Byron (2001). The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Land Warfare: An Illustrated World View. W.W. Norton. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-393-04770-7.
- ^ Serven, James; Tanner, Hans (1988). Guns of the World. Random House. ISBN 978-0-517-22518-9.
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