The Delvigne chamber rifle of the 1830-40s and the Austrian Kammerbüchse

The chamber breech rifles were the first giant steps towards the general adoptation of the rifle and the conical bullets. Henri Gustav Delvigne from France and Vincenz Augustin from Austria played an important part in perfecting the system in the 1830s-40s. This video is showing its history, impact and effect on tactics, all displayed through the performance of the Model 1842 (or 1844) Austrian Kammerbüchse. Please support us at For buying Capandball Civil War cartridge boxes, cartridge formers, arsenal labels and US arsenal Stadias: or the Capandball webpage: