Minié rifle

The Minié rifle was a rifled musket used by the infantry of a number of countries in the mid-19th century. A version was adopted in 1849 following the invention of the Minié ball in 1847 by the French Army captain Claude-Étienne Minié of the Chasseurs d'Orléans and Henri-Gustave Delvigne. The bullet was designed to allow rapid muzzle loading of rifles and was an innovation that brought about the widespread use of the rifle as the main battlefield weapon for individual soldiers. The French adopted it following difficulties encountered by the French army in North Africa, where their muskets were overtaken in range by long-barreled weapons which were handcrafted by their Algerian opponents.

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Minie rifle
service rifle, French Second Republic, 

FN Model 1949, Joslyn rifle, Kbk wz. 1929, service rifle, Springfield Model 1866, 

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Crimean War

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Frameless

Minie rifle

Japanese Minie rifle(Mirror)

Belgian caplock rifle, made in Liege in 1855.

Belgian caplock rifle, made in Liege in 1855.

Belgian caplock rifle, made in Liege in 1855.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Minie rifle		Commons
commons	image		Japanese Minie rifle(Mirror)		Commons
commons	image		Belgian caplock rifle, made in Liege in 1855.		Commons
commons	image		Belgian caplock rifle, made in Liege in 1855.		Commons
commons	image		Belgian caplock rifle, made in Liege in 1855.		Commons