Brunswick rifle

Brunswick Rifle
Type	Muzzle-loading rifle
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	British Army
Used by	British Empire, United States, Belgium, Nepal
Wars	British colonial conflicts Crimean War American Civil War
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]