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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]
Mannlicher's Model 1891 rifle was adopted by Romania in 1892 as the Mannlicher M1893 and the Netherlands in 1895. They used the first of a series of 6.5-millimetre (0.26 in) Mannlicher cartridges [1] which became the standard service rifle cartridge for the Romanian Mannlicher M1893 from 1893 to 1938, [2] and the Dutch Geweer M. 95 from 1895 to ...
The Swiss Mannlicher Model 1893 carbine was a straight-pull carbine designed by Ferdinand Mannlicher for use by the Swiss cavalry troops. [1] It features a bolt that is almost identical to that of the Mannlicher M1890 carbine and Mannlicher M1895 rifle aside from the shape of the cocking piece.
The new M1893 version incorporated a staggered 5-round magazine that did not extend below the bottom of the stock. This was the first time a Mauser rifle included a fully contained magazine. Apart from a redesigned receiver to fit the wider magazine, the action of the M1893 was essentially identical to the M1892.
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.
Pages in category "8×50mmR Mannlicher rifles" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Mannlicher M1893; Mannlicher M1895; Mosin–Nagant
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The 8×50mmR Mannlicher cartridge has a long history of sporting use in India, as it was a simple matter to modify the Lee–Enfield action to accommodate the 8×50mmR in place of the .303 inch cartridge, thus providing a solution to the British colonial administration's 1907 ban on civilians possessing rifles chambered in British military ...