the first bolt action rifle was invented in 1886.
when was the first bolt action rifle invented?
1886
the first bolt-action rifle was produced in 1824 by johann nikolaus von dreyse, following work on breechloading rifles that dated to the 18th century. von dreyse would perfect his "nadelgewehr" (needle rifle) by 1836, and it was adopted by the prussian army in 1841. however, it was not the first bolt-action weapon to see combat, for it was not fielded until 1864. the united states purchased 900 greene rifles (an under-hammer, percussion-capped, single-shot bolt action that utilized paper cartridges and an ogivial-bore rifling system) in 1857, which saw service at the battle of antietam in 1862, during the american civil war; however, this weapon was ultimately considered too complicated for issue to soldiers, and was supplanted by the springfield model 1861, a conventional muzzle-loading rifle. during the american civil war, the bolt-action palmer carbine was patented in 1863, and by 1865, 1000 were purchased for use as cavalry weapons. the french army adopted its first bolt-action rifle, the chassepot rifle, in 1866 and followed with the metallic-cartridge bolt-action gras rifle in 1874.
bolt action
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section::::firearms.





















































section::::firearms.:balkan wars.





















































pistols and revolvers





















































model d'ordonance m1873/1874 revolver (france)





















































ruby m1914 semi automatic pistol (france/spain)





















































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mannlicher–schönauer m1903 bolt action rifle and carbine (austria)





















































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pistols and revolvers





















































ruby m1914 semi automatic pistol (france/spain)





















































nagant m1895 revolver (belgium)





















































fn m1922 semi automatic pistol (belgium)





















































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mannlicher–schönauer m1903/14/27/30 bolt action rifle (austria)





















































fabrique nationale mauser m1930 bolt action rifle (belgium)





















































lebel m1886 bolt action rifle (in reserve) (france)





















































berthier m1907/15 or 1916 bolt action rifle (in reserve) (france)





















































berthier m1892 or 1916 bolt action carbine (in reserve) (france)
list of historical equipment of the hellenic army