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M1819 Hall rifle
Description
A flintlock rifle with a tilting breech block, one of the first breech-loaders adopted in quantity. It is better known for how it was made than for its service.
Historical use
- United States Army
Technical data
- Year
- 1819
- Service
- 1819–1840
- Country
- United States
- Maker
- Harpers Ferry Armory
- Designer
- John H. Hall
- Type
- Rifle
- Mechanism
- Flintlock
- Calibre
- .52 (13,2 mm)
- Weight
- 4.7 kg
- Length
- 1,300 mm
- Units made
- ≈ 23,500
Source: Wikidata Q6646233
