M1855 Army kammerlader.

Technical information:

• Name: M1855 Army kammerlader
• Production year: 1855
• Serial number: 6800
• Serial number range: Approximately 6710-10593
• Produced: 1855-1859
• Caliber: 18 lødig, (16,8mm)
• Magazine capacity: 0, singel shot
• Weight: About 5,5kg
• Produced at: Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk
• Stock material: Birch
• Lock mechanism: Breachloader percussion.
• Approved by the army: May 26, 1855
• Number produced: Kongsberg arms factory about 4000

This rifle is more or less identical with the M1849/55 except that this rifle was produced this way from the beginning. It was always intended to use the pointed projectile with the new rear sight that came in 1855.