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Production history
Designed
1836
Produced
1836–1885
Specifications
Mass
10 pounds (4.5 kg)
Barrel length
30 inches (760 mm)
Cartridge
Lead ball
Calibre
0.704 inches (17.9 mm)
Action
Percussion lock
Rate of fire
User dependent; usually 3–4 rounds a minute
Effective firing range
300 yards
Feed system
Muzzle-loaded
The Brunswick rifle was a large calibre (0.704 inches or 17.9 millimetres) muzzle-loading percussion rifle manufactured for the British Army at the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield in the early 19th century. Its name is derived from the historical German state of Brunswick because the British were experimenting with Hanoverian percussion cap technology during the period Great Britain and Hanover (1714–1837) had the same head of state.[1]
^"British Military Rifles: 1800 - 2000" By Peter Duckers
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