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Steyr Kropatschek Model 1886 Rifle

Steyr Kropatschek Model 1886 Rifle

Description

Manufactured by Steyr of Austria this rifle used the Gras turnbolt action allied to a tubular magazine beneath the barrel. Short lived in Austrian service as replaced by the Mannlicher magazine systems but continued in Portuguese service.

Marks and Stamps: (L side of receiver) OE.W.F.G. STEYR 1886 Crown over L.I. M.1886 (R side of breech and receiver) Serial no

Specifications

Accession Number: 149 Period of Use: 1874 - 1900s
Type: Single shot rifle War Zones:
Country of Origin: Austria Type Date: 1886
Manufacturer: Osterreichische Waffenfabrik-Gesellschaft, Steyr Serial Number: I 907
Manufacture Date: Unknown Calibre/Ammunition: 8mm
Weight: Length Overall:
Cyclic Rate: Length Barrel:
Deactivation Certificate Number: CG 17563

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