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rdfs:label
  • Berdan rifle
  • Berdan Rifle
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  • The Russian Berdans (M1868 Russian Berdan I and M1870 Russian Berdan II) were designed by General Hiram Berdan, a prolific designer who also designed the Spanish Berdan system, with the assistance of Russian officers Gorlov and Gunnius. The rifle was the main rifle of the Russian Army until Mosin Nagant M1891 was put into service. Aside from Russian Empire, Berdan M1870 rifles were used by Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Mongolia and some other countries.
  • The Berdan rifle (винтовка Бердана/vintovka Berdana in Russian) is a Russian rifle created by famous American firearms expert and inventor Hiram Berdan in 1868. Standard issue in the Russian army from 1870 to 1891, the Berdan was replaced by the Mosin–Nagant rifle. Widely used in Russia as a hunting weapon, sporting variants, including shotguns, were produced until the mid-1930s.
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Length
  • 51.2
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manufact
  • Tula, Izhevsk, and Sestroretsk Arsenals
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Number
  • 3000000
Range
  • 310.600000
  • 400
Velocity
  • 437.0
Origin
  • Russian Empire
Rate
  • 6
Design
  • 1868
  • 1870
Service
  • 1870
Name
  • Berdan Rifle
  • Berdan rifles #1 and #2
Maker
  • Hiram Berdan
Type
Cartridge
  • 7.620000
  • 10.750000
Wars
Weight
  • 9.3
  • with bayonet
  • without bayonet
Caliber
  • 10.750000
Sights
  • rear sight in "arshins" 200–1200; front sight is inverted v; some infantry rifles have a long range "volley sight" on the right side of front barrel band, along with a second "V" on the right side of the rear sight slide
Used by
is ranged
  • yes
Action
  • Berdan I "trapdoor"; Berdan II "bolt"
  • Berdan I Trapdoor
  • Berdan II Bolt action
production date
  • 1870
design date
  • 1868
  • 1870
Magazine
  • 1
Variants
  • Berdan I: infantry rifle
  • Berdan II: infantry rifle, dragoon rifle, cossack rifle, cavalry carbine
Death
  • 1891
Cycle
  • 6
Barrel
  • 33
feed
Birth
  • 1870
Designer
abstract
  • The Russian Berdans (M1868 Russian Berdan I and M1870 Russian Berdan II) were designed by General Hiram Berdan, a prolific designer who also designed the Spanish Berdan system, with the assistance of Russian officers Gorlov and Gunnius. The rifle was the main rifle of the Russian Army until Mosin Nagant M1891 was put into service. Aside from Russian Empire, Berdan M1870 rifles were used by Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Mongolia and some other countries.
  • The Berdan rifle (винтовка Бердана/vintovka Berdana in Russian) is a Russian rifle created by famous American firearms expert and inventor Hiram Berdan in 1868. Standard issue in the Russian army from 1870 to 1891, the Berdan was replaced by the Mosin–Nagant rifle. Widely used in Russia as a hunting weapon, sporting variants, including shotguns, were produced until the mid-1930s. The Russian Berdan I (M1868) and Berdan II (M1870) rifles of .42 caliber are distinct from the Spanish Berdan 15mm (.58+ cal) conversion rifles adopted by Spain as the M1857/67 Berdan (and related engineer, artillery & short rifles).