Development of Power in the Modern Military Rifle
Abstract
In 1842, a large part of the Prussian Infantry was armed with the Needle Gun, which may properly be termed the original of the modern military rifle. Its existence was, of course, known to the military world but failed to disturb the equanimity of those using the old muzzle-loading system. The new rifle was criticized because it permitted the escape of gas at the breech; and it allowed the soldier to waste his ammunition, - the latter, especially, being looked upon as a fatal defect. For more than twenty years, the soundness of these criticisms was scarcely questioned and individual enterprise was mainly directed towards an improvement in the bullet, whereby certainty and sufficiency of rotation could be given it, and excessive fouling of the bore prevented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1887
- Accession Number
- AD1130743
Entities
People
- Beverly W. Dunn