Pedersoli 1805 Baker Rifle

Pedersoli 1805 Baker Rifle – The Sharpest Shot on the Market?

Posted On: 13 January 2026

Posted By: Henry Krank & Co

Categories: Muzzle Loading

Tags: Muzzle Loading, Pedersoli & Muzzle Loading Rifles

The long-awaited Pedersoli 1805 Baker Rifle is about to hit UK shores!

Henry Krank is proud to be the exclusive UK importer of the Pedersoli Baker Rifle. If you wish to pre-order a Pedersoli Baker Rifle, priced at £1745.00, call us on 0113 256 9163 or email us at [email protected].

Please Note: A firearms licence is required for this Baker with a variation for a .625 cal muzzle loading rifle.

The Pedersoli 1805 Baker Rifle

This rifle is the latest model from Davide Pedersoli’s line of black powder rifles. It features the now famous Pedersoli construction and highlights their great attention to detail.

Bearing all the trademarks of what Pedersoli are internationally renowned for, from the brass furniture to its “old silver treatment” of the lock, this finely constructed rifle is instantly recognisable.

The Pedersoli “1805” rifle features their PMG (Premium Match Grade) barrel, with 7 grooves and in .625 calibre, with an adjustable rear sight and even the bayonet bar.

*The Pedersoli front end, featuring the 7 groove PMG barrel and bayonet bar.*

Encasing the barrel is a beautiful walnut stock, as with all Pedersoli stocks, the wood is impeccably smooth and aesthetically pleasing, making it both comfortable to hold and a sight to behold.

*The walnut stock and some of the brass fittings*

The CNC steel machine lock, finished in what Pedersoli describes as an “Old Silver Treatment” giving it both a shiny and soft aged look.

*The lock finished in the “Old Silver Treatment”. Note flint not included.*

The Stats:

Overall length: 45 7/16 inches (115cm)

Barrel length: 30 Inches (76.2cm)

Grooves: 7

Calibre: .625

Flint Size: TBC

Brief history of the Pattern 1800 “Baker” Infantry Rifle

Designed by Ezekiel Baker (from which the rifle derives it’s more commonly referred to name), the pattern 1800 infantry rifle entered service in 1800 as the British military’s infantry rifle and remained in service for a considerable amount of time, having the longest service life of any British military service rifle.

Outside of Britain, the rifle was issued in the Portuguese military, was used by the East India Company and even by Santa Anna’s army at The Alamo. Of course, most of us are familiar with the rifle as being the rifle used by some of the British army that defeated Napoleon’s French army at Waterloo.

Around 1805, the patch box design was changed from a more squared and dimple design to a complete rounded end design which seems to be where Pedersoli have taken their designation of “1805” from.

Original patch box design:

*Photo of a pre-1805 original Baker rifle*

*Photo of the Pedersoli “1805” patch box, note the completely rounded end design*

For a more detailed history of the Pattern 1800 “Baker” please read our previous blog, found here:

In Popular Culture

Outside of historical reference, the Baker Rifle is probably most noted as the rifle used by Bernard Cornwell’s now infamous character of Richard Sharpe from his popular book series, and the subsequent hugely popular TV adaptations, starring Sean Bean as the titular character.