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#06 Whitworth Rifle
| Name: | Whitworth Rifle |
| Type: | Percussion Military Rifle |
| Origin: | British |
| Produced: | 1857-1865 |
| Number Built: | Approx. 13,400 |
| Weight: | 9lbs (4kg) |
| Length: | 49in (1,200mm) |
| Capacity: | 1 Round |
| Calibre: | .45 calibre |
| Effective Range: | 800-1,000 Yd (730-910 M) |
The British Whitworth rifle resembles the better-known Enfield Pattern 1853, but features hexagonal rifling and was designed to fire a close-fitting, hexagonal bullet.
This wasted less propellant gas on firing, making it prized for its accuracy amongst Confederate snipers in the American Civil War.
A lesser-known weapon of the period, it appeared recently as a plot point in BBC One’s Victorian police drama Ripper Street.
| Name: | Whitworth Rifle |
| Type: | Percussion Military Rifle |
| Origin: | British |
| Produced: | 1857-1865 |
| Number Built: | Approx. 13,400 |
| Weight: | 9lbs (4kg) |
| Length: | 49in (1,200mm) |
| Capacity: | 1 Round |
| Calibre: | .45 calibre |
| Effective Range: | 800-1,000 Yd (730-910 M) |