Augustin Infantry Musket Model 1842

The Augustin system saw service during the Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire and the Italian Wars of Independence, among other conflicts involving Austrian forces. Augustin firearms were also exported and subsequently appeared in other countries and conflicts. A small number were present in the American Civil War, where Austrian military firearms were imported into the United States during the conflict.

• Name — Augustin percussion musket • Origin — Austrian Empire • Type — Musket • Is Ranged — yes • Used By — Austrian Empire • Designer — Vincenz von Augustin • Design Date — 1840 • Production Date — 1840–1853 • Number — More than 600,000 new weapons • Variants — Musket, rifle, carbine • Action — Tube lock • Feed — Muzzle-loaded

• Illustration — Austrian musket fitted with an Augustin tube lock The Augustin Infantry Musket was an Austrian musket that was manufactured from 1842 to the early 1850s. The model was a smoothbore and used alternative percussion caps. Designate as the pattern M1842 Kadettengewehre. The weapon was primarily used during the Revolutions of 1848 mainly in the Austrian Empire, as well as the Italian Wars of Independence with minor use in the American Civil War and Mexican forces during the French Intervention in Mexico with the weapon being rebored into a rifle instead of smoothbore.

The M1849 Kammerbüchse, also known as the Garibaldi rifle during the American Civil War, was a chamber rifling musket designed for the first conical bullet type, the cylindro-conical Spitzkugel. This rifle was produced with the Augustine Console lock ignition system and fired one of the first mass-produced conical rounds. The heavy steel ramrod had a conical cavity matching the tip of the bullet, which was a significant advancement in firearm technology. The M1849 was an improvement over the earlier M1844 Kammerbüchse but was quickly made obsolete by the Muster 1854 System Lorenz family of arms. The M1849 was imported by US purchasing agents during the American Civil War, with a total of 26,201 Austrian rifles or "Garibaldi's" officially received by US ordnance officials. The rifle was primarily used in the Western theater of the war, with many state militia units, particularly Wisconsin and Missouri, being equipped with it.