Infanterie-Gewehr M/71

Introduction

This isn't a World War II rifle, but having stumbled across the manual, I thought I'd add some information about it nonetheless. It was a single-shot, breech-loaded, bolt-action rifle.

Weapon data

Data about the Infanterie-Gewehr M/71
Caliber 11 mm.
Length
  • 1,333 mm. (without bayonet)
  • 1,800 mm. (with bayonet)
Weight
  • 4.5 kg. (without bayonet)
  • 5.125 kg. (with bayonet)
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    Ammunition
    Total weight
    25 g.
    Gunpowder weight:
    5 g.
    Stored in ten or 20 round blue cardboard sachels

    Sources

    1. Infanterie-Gewehr M/71 und dessen Munition. Berlin, 1878.