Introduction of the Enfield Rifle
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Explanation:
Introduction of a new gun (Enfield rifle) in the year 1857 in the army became an immediate reason for the revolt. Before loading the cartridge sit was necessary to rip the paper cover with the teeth. The rumour was spread all over like a wildfire that the paper covers were coated either with pigs fat or cows fat. This hurt the religious sentiments of Hindu and Muslims. Soldiers who refused to use it were punished.
Answer:
The Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle-musket (also known as the Pattern 1853 Enfield, P53 Enfield, and Enfield rifle-musket) was a .577 calibre Minié-type muzzle-loading rifled musket, used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867; after which many were replaced in service by the cartridge-loaded Snider–Enfield rifle.
Explanation:
Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket
1853 Enfield rifle-musket
Type
Rifled musket
Place of origin
United Kingdom
Service history
In service
1853–1889
Used by
United Kingdom & Colonies
Costa Rica
United States
Confederate States of America
Empire of Japan
Tokugawa shogunate
Qing China
Empire of Brazil
Wars
Crimean War
Filibuster War
Indian Mutiny
Second Opium War
New Zealand Wars
American Civil War
Taiping Rebellion
Boshin War
Satsuma Rebellion
Paraguayan War
Fenian raids
Red River Rebellion
Second Schleswig War
Production history
Designer
RSAF Enfield
Designed
1853
Unit cost
$20 (1861)[1]
Produced
1853–1867
No. built
approx. 1,500,000
Variants
Carbine
Specifications
Mass
9.5 lb (4.3 kg) unloaded
Length
55 in (1,400 mm)
Barrel length
39 in (990 mm)
Cartridge
.577 ball
Calibre
.58 in (15 mm)
Action
Percussion lock
Rate of fire
User dependent, usually 3-4 rounds a minute
Muzzle velocity
900 ft/s (270 m/s)
Maximum firing range
1,250 yd (1,140 m)
Feed system
Muzzle-loading
Sights
adjustable ramp rear sights, fixed-post front sight