1854 Imperial Guard Voltigeurs Rifled Musket

Опубликовано: 31 Март 2025
на канале: Bloke on the Range

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While the British rapidly adopt a rifled musket for their infantry relatively quickly, it is a different story for most continental european militaries, notably France, who's massive conscript armies cannot be easily and economically equipped and effectively trained in marksmanship to make it worthwhile. This changes when Napoleon III decides to recreate the imperial guard and of course these magnificent shock infantry have to be armed with the best infantry rifle of the day.

0:00 Introduction and overview of the French model 1854 rifle musket
2:35 Transition to the percussion system and the role of Napoleon III
4:29 Impact of the Mini projectile and the 1853 patent carbine
7:13 Contributions of Captain Mignet, Tamizier and the imperial guard
10:05 Misconceptions about progressive rifling and the shift to uniform depth rifling
14:37 Introduction of the model 1857 rifle and preview of the second episode
16:08 Sponsor: Weapons and War platform
17:08 Five round musket challenge and closing remarks
18:42 Audience appreciation and sign-off

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