Vereinsgewehr 1857
Encyclopedia
The Vereinsgewehr 1857 was the commonly developed rifle of Baden
, Hesse
and Württemberg
for their troups of the 8th Bundesarmee corps
as a successor of the Musket Model 1777 corrigé. The rifle for the line infantry
was, with minor modifications in the sights, adopted by all three states; pistols and carbine
s for the cavalry
and sharpshooter rifles for the Jäger
were, however, developed by each state on its own.
The rifle has a percussion lock construction of Swiss model, i.e. there was no loading position of the hammer.
Württemberg and Baden union rifles and Jäger
rifles use a sight with the scale below, from 200 yard to 1000 yard, constructed by 1st lieutenant Breithaupt
.
Hesse instead used a quadrant
sight with the scale above, max. 1200 yard, after Darmstadt
armoury colonel
Müller.
Baden
Baden is a historical state on the east bank of the Rhine in the southwest of Germany, now the western part of the Baden-Württemberg of Germany....
, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
and Württemberg
Württemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
for their troups of the 8th Bundesarmee corps
Corps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
as a successor of the Musket Model 1777 corrigé. The rifle for the line infantry
Line infantry
Line infantry is a type of infantry which composed the basis of European land armies from the middle of the 17th century to the middle of the 19th century....
was, with minor modifications in the sights, adopted by all three states; pistols and carbine
Carbine
A carbine , from French carabine, is a longarm similar to but shorter than a rifle or musket. Many carbines are shortened versions of full rifles, firing the same ammunition at a lower velocity due to a shorter barrel length....
s for the cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
and sharpshooter rifles for the Jäger
Jäger (military)
Jäger is a term that was adopted in the Enlightenment era in German-speaking states and others influenced by German military practice to describe a kind of light infantry, and it has continued in that use since then....
were, however, developed by each state on its own.
The rifle has a percussion lock construction of Swiss model, i.e. there was no loading position of the hammer.
Hesse and Baden/Württemberg variants
Rifles from Hesse on the one hand and Baden and Württemberg on the other hand can be distinguished by their rear sights.Württemberg and Baden union rifles and Jäger
Jäger (military)
Jäger is a term that was adopted in the Enlightenment era in German-speaking states and others influenced by German military practice to describe a kind of light infantry, and it has continued in that use since then....
rifles use a sight with the scale below, from 200 yard to 1000 yard, constructed by 1st lieutenant Breithaupt
Breithaupt
Breithaupt is the surname of:* Jim Breithaupt * August Breithaupt * Louis Orville Breithaupt * Scot Breithaupt...
.
Hesse instead used a quadrant
Quadrant
Quadrant may refer to:* A sector equal to one quarter of a circle, or half a semicircle, see Circular sector* The sectors of a two-dimensional cartesian coordinate system, see Cartesian coordinate system#Quadrants and octants...
sight with the scale above, max. 1200 yard, after Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
armoury colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Müller.
Literature
- Hans-Dieter Götz: Militärgewehre und Pistolen der deutschen Staaten 1800-1870, 2nd edition, Stuttgart, 1996, ISBN 3-87943-533-2
External links
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