Mannlicher M1893
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Not to be confused with Swiss Mannlicher M1893.
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]
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Romanian repeating rifle model 1893 | |
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Type | Bolt-action rifle |
Place of origin | Austria-Hungary Romania |
Service history | |
In service | 1893–1945(?) |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | 1907 Romanian peasants' revolt Macedonian Struggle Second Balkan War World War I Hungarian–Romanian War Spanish Civil War World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Otto Schönauer, Ferdinand Mannlicher |
Designed | 1892 |
Manufacturer | ŒWG |
Produced | 1893–1914 |
No. built | over 500,000 |
Variants | M1893 Carbine, M1904 rifle |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4.06 kg (9.0 lb) 3.29 kg (7.3 lb) Carbine |
Length | 1,227 mm (48.3 in) 978 mm (38.5 in) Carbine |
Barrel length | 725 mm (28.5 in) 450 mm (18 in) Carbine |
Cartridge | 6.5×53mmR 8×50mmR Mannlicher 7.92×57mm Mauser (M1904 variant) .22 Long Rifle (1946 trainers) |
Action | Turning bolt-action |
Muzzle velocity | 731 m/s (2,400 ft/s) |
Maximum firing range | 2,100 metres (2,300 yd) |
Feed system | 5-round en bloc clip, integral box magazine |
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