The Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851 (English: Federal Carbine 1851) also called Feldstutzer 1851 was the first service rifle used by the Swiss armed forces to be procured by the federal government which was responsible for the armament of the Cantonal armed forces under the 1848 federal constitution.
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