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The Mannlicher M1895 (German: Infanterie Repetier-Gewehr M.95, Hungarian: Gyalogsági Ismétlő Puska M95; "Infantry Repeating-Rifle M95") is an Austro-Hungarian straight pull bolt-action rifle, designed by Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher that used a refined version of his revolutionary straight-pull action bolt, much like the Mannlicher M1890 carbine.
Rifles. GRC Gewehr 88/05; Kropatschek M1886 and M1893; Mannlicher M1886/88; Mannlicher M1888 and M1888/90; Mannlicher M1890 carbine; Mannlicher M1893; Mannlicher M1895 (Standard issue rifle) Mannlicher–Schönauer M1903/14; Mauser Gewehr 98; Mauser M1903; Mondragón M1908; Mosin–Nagant 1891 and 1907 (captured in high quantities from Russians ...
The repeating carbine model 1890 a.k.a. Mannlicher model 1890 carbine is a bolt-action rifle, designed by Ferdinand Mannlicher that used a new version of his straight-pull action bolt. [5] It was introduced as an alternative to the Mannlicher M1888 as it was shorter and easier to maneuver with.
Some rifles were immediately disqualified: The Vinci rifle was provided with too little ammunition for testing; the German rifle was provided without any ammunition at all. It was recommended to create a rifle from the best elements of those rifles provided, with the August Schriever Mannlicher rifle being the preferred base rifle.
Drawing of Mannlicher M1886 rifle, without the en-bloc clip necessary for proper operation. The M1886 itself was an improvement of the Mannlicher M1885 trials rifle (patented in the UK in May 1885 [2]) that was a prototype meant to replace the by then obsolete M1867 Werndl-Holub drum-breech single-shot rifle. It was the first of the Austro ...
The Mannlicher M1893 (or M93) is a bolt-action rifle that was the standard service rifle of the Kingdom of Romania from 1893 to 1938. [1] The rifle and its 1892 predecessor were the first repeating rifles to be widely issued in the Romanian military. [2] It was later replaced by the Czechoslovak-designed Vz. 24 as the standard service rifle. [3]
Within military 8 mm firearms, the Repeating Rifle Mannlicher 1888, better known as the Mannlicher M1888, was a bolt-action rifle used by several armies from 1888 to 1945. Derived from the M1885 and later M1886 models, it was Ferdinand Mannlicher 's third rifle that utilized the "en bloc clip".
Other foreign Mannlicher clients opted for versions of the issue rifle of Austria-Hungary, the M1895, or simpler turn-bolt rifles like the M1893 or the Dutch M1895. However, the Mannlicher–Schönauer M1903 did fulfil the specifications of the Greek Army, and the first major contract was signed by the Greek Government in 1903.