Baker rifle

Pattern 1800 Infantry Rifle
Pattern 1800 Infantry Rifle
Type	Muzzle-loading rifle
Place of origin	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service history
In service	1801–1837 (British Army)
Used by	United Kingdom ; Portugal ; Brazil; United States ; Mexico
Wars	French Revolutionary Wars ; Napoleonic Wars ; War of 1812 ; Brazilian War of Independence ; Texas Revolution
Production history
Designed	1798–1800
Produced	1800–1838 (all variants)
No. built	22,000+
Variants	Cavalry carbine
Specifications
Mass	9 lb (4.08 kg)
Length	453⁄4 in (1162 mm)
Barrel length	30.375 in. (762 mm)
Cartridge	0.615 in. (15.6 mm) lead ball
Caliber	0.625 in (15.9 mm)
Action	Flintlock
Rate of fire	User dependent, Usually 2+ rounds a minute
Muzzle velocity	Variable
Effective firing range	Variable
Feed system	Muzzle loaded

The Pattern 1800 Infantry Rifle, better known as the Baker rifle, was a flintlock rifle designed by English gunsmith Ezekiel Baker and used by the British Armed Forces from 1801 to 1837. First seeing action during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, it was the first British-made firearm to be issued as a service rifle to all soldiers in the British Army's rifle units. The rifle was also used in the War of 1812, the Brazilian War of Independence and the Texas Revolution.