Lorenz Infanteriegewehr M1854

Overview

Lorenz Infanteriegewehr M1854
General Information
Type	Rifled Musket
Place of Origin	Austrian Empire
Designers	Joseph Lorenz
Period Designed	1852 – 1854
Manufacturer	Multiple due to independent contracts
Period Produced	1854 – 1866 (Converted and replaced by breech-loading Wänzel rifles)
Number Built	~688,000 (Including all variants)
Developed Into	Extra-Korps-Gewehr M1854 ("Short Infantry Rifle" model) Wänzel Infanteriegewehr M1854/67 (Breech-loading conversion)
Characteristics
Cartridge	Determinant on model, options available for: .54 Minié ball .58 Minié ball (American Civil War era conversions)
RoF, Cyclic	1–3rpm
Action	Percussion lock system
Firemodes	Single-shot fire
Feed System	Muzzle-loading process
Dimensions
Weight	4.28kg {Unloaded)
Barrel Length	952.5mm
Length	1,337mm
Stock
Stock Type	Fixed; integrated-frame solid furniture
Sights
Sights	Iron sights; open and non-adjustable

The Lorenz Infanteriegewehr M1854, colloquially known as the Lorenz Rifle, is an Austrian rifled musket designed in the early 1850s.

American Civil War
Firearms	Breech Loaded Rifle	Sharps Rifle
	Rifle Muskets	Lorenz Model 1854 • Springfield Model 1861 • Springfield Model 1863
	Revolvers	Colt 1851 Navy Revolver
Artillery	Field Guns	3-inch Wrought Iron Rifle