The Berdan rifle is a single-shot, breech-loaded rifle invented by American engineer Hiram Berdan and is chambered in 10.75×58mmR ammunition. It was the service rifle of the Imperial Russian Army from 1870 to 1891, and evetually replaced by Mosin-Nagant.
This tag covers all the two variants: Berdan I which is a trapdoor breech block gun, and the bolt action Berdan II.

See also

• List of Weapons
• Martini-henry The British counterpart to the Berdan, as an single-shot rifle.
• Trapdoor Springfield The American counterpart to the Berdan, as an single-shot rifle.

External links

• Wikipedia: Berdan rifle
• Henry Krank.: M1870 Berdan rifle

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