German military rifles

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M1858 Podewils gun (Bavaria): uppercase per direct link (Austro-Prussian War, Franco-Prussian War)

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==M1858 Podewils gun (Bavaria)==
==M1858 Podewils gun (Bavaria)==
The [[Podewils gun]] was a 13.9mm calibre rifle used in the Bavarian army since 1858. It was the most common infantry weapon of the Bavarian army in the Austro-Prussian war of 1866 and the Franco-Prussian war of 1870/71. Originally a muzzleloader, it was converted to breechloading in 1867, the so-called [[Lindner system|Lindner conversion]]. In 1869 the Bavarian army started to replace it with the Werder breechloader, but due to budgetary constrains by 1870 most Bavarian troops still used the Podewils while only four infantry battalions had received the Werder (primarily Jäger units).
The [[Podewils gun]] was a 13.9mm calibre rifle used in the Bavarian army since 1858. It was the most common infantry weapon of the Bavarian army in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71. Originally a muzzleloader, it was converted to breechloading in 1867, the so-called [[Lindner system|Lindner conversion]]. In 1869 the Bavarian army started to replace it with the Werder breechloader, but due to budgetary constrains by 1870 most Bavarian troops still used the Podewils while only four infantry battalions had received the Werder (primarily Jäger units).


==M1869 and M1869 "Aptiertes" Werder (Bavaria)==
==M1869 and M1869 "Aptiertes" Werder (Bavaria)==
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