Windsor pattern 17 rifled musket
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| Windsor Pattern 17 Rifled Musket | |
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 Pattern 17 rifled musket | |
| Type | Rifled musket |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2017—present |
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| Production history | |
| Designer | Windsor |
| Designed | 2017 |
| Produced | 2017—present |
| Number built | approx. 400,000 |
| Variants | Carbine |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 9.5 lb (4.3 kg) unloaded |
| Length | 55 in (1,400 mm) |
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| Cartridge | .577 ball |
| Calibre | .58 in (15 mm) |
| Action | Percussion lock |
| Rate of fire | User dependent, usually 3+ rounds a minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 900 ft/s (270 m/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 1,250 yd (1,140 m) |
| Feed system | Muzzle-loading |
| Sights | adjustable ramp rear sights, fixed-post front sights |
The Windsor Pattern 17 Rifled Musket (also known as the Pattern 17 Windsor or the Windsor Rifled Musket) is a .577 calibre Minié-type muzzle-loading rifled musket, in use by the Royal Hylian Armed Forces.
