Baker rifle

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action flintlock
gptkbp:barrelLength 30 inches
gptkbp:caliber 0.625 inch
gptkbp:category firearms of the Napoleonic Wars
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedBy Ezekiel Baker
gptkbp:endDate 1837
gptkbp:enteredService 1801
gptkbp:fireModes flintlock
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Baker rifle
gptkbp:introducedIn 1800
gptkbp:material walnut (stock)
steel (barrel)
gptkbp:museumDisplay Royal Armouries Museum
gptkbp:notableFeature rifled barrel
patch box in stock
sword bayonet compatible
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:95th_Rifles
60th Regiment
Kings German Legion
gptkbp:numberOfGrooves 7
gptkbp:range up to 200 yards (effective)
gptkbp:rateOfFire 2–3 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy Brunswick rifle
gptkbp:type muzzle-loading rifle
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:Peninsular_War
gptkbp:weight 9 pounds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:95th_Regiment_of_Foot_(Rifles)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7