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Rifled musket
Lorenz Rifle Model 1854
Lorenz Model 1854
Type
Rifled musket
Place of origin
Austrian Empire
Service history
In service
1855–1867 (primary Austrian service rifle)
Used by
Austrian Empire United States Confederate States of America See users for others
Wars
Second Italian War of Independence American Civil War Austro-Prussian War See conflicts for others
Production history
Designer
Joseph Lorenz
Designed
1852–1854
Manufacturer
Austrian government with many private contracts, primary the Guiterman Brothers, Vienna
Unit cost
$14-18 per long rifle, $10-18 per jager (1861)[1]
No. built
688,000
Specifications
Mass
4.28 kg (9.44 lb)
Length
1,337 mm (52.6 in)
Barrel length
952.5 mm (37.5 in)
Caliber
.5473 in (13.9 mm)
Action
Percussion lock
Rate of fire
1–3 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity
373 m/s (1,224 ft/s)
Effective firing range
225 m (246 yd)
Maximum firing range
675 m (738.2 yd) (maximum setting on sights)
Feed system
Muzzle-loaded
Sights
Flip-up rear sight graduated from 300 to 900 paces
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