The shorter weapon was easier to load and more practical in skirmish combat. Jäger rifles (late 18th century) īy the late 18th century, these rifles had evolved to being shorter than earlier hunting weapons and were generally shorter than the typical military musket, with no provision for a bayonet. Jäger were not just skilled riflemen they were also able to handle and maintain delicate, accurate rifles in an age when very few soldiers had mechanical skills.
Since they owned their own weapons there was little standardization, and the early rifles were generally designed for hunting.
These troops were primarily used for reconnaissance, skirmishing or screening bodies of heavier troops. They were often of middle-class backgrounds or belonged to the lesser nobility. Huntsmen and foresters recruited in certain German states were an established presence in German military units. "hunter") were a type of soldier, a form of light infantry, first named by the Landgrave of Hesse when he formed such a unit from his foresters and huntsmen in 1631. 13 Infanteriegewehr M88, Gewehr 88, Commission Rifle.11 M1869 and M1869 "Aptiertes" Werder (Bavaria).8 Vereinsgewehr 1856 (Württemberg, Baden, and Hessen).5 1835 Neue Korps-Jägerbüchse (Prussia).3 1810 Neue Korps-Jägerbüchse (Prussia).
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