Type Rifle In service 1886–1898 (Portugal) Designed 1886 | ||
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Wars Second Boer WarWorld War ISpanish Civil WarWorld War II(Portuguese colonies)Annexation of GoaPortuguese Colonial War |
1 000 yards m1886 portuguese steyr mauser kropatschek rifle
A Kropatschek is any variant of a rifle designed by Alfred von Kropatschek. Kropatschek's rifles used an tubular magazine (constructed of nickel-plated steel) of his design, of the same type used in the German Mauser Gewehr 1871/84 and the Japanese Type 22 Murata. While designed for black powder, the Kropatschek Action proved to be strong enough to handle smokeless powder.
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