Kropatschek rifle
| Kropatschek/Steyr-Kropatschek | |
|---|---|
Kropatschek Models | |
| Type | Rifle |
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1886 – 1961 (Portugal) |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | War of the Pacific French conquest of Tunisia Mandingo Wars First Madagascar expedition Tonkin campaign Sino-French War Revolta da Armada Federalist Revolution First Italo-Ethiopian War War of Canudos Second Boer War World War I Spanish Civil War World War II (Portuguese colonies) 1959 Viqueque rebellion Annexation of Goa Portuguese Colonial War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Alfred von Kropatschek |
| Designed | 1886 |
| Produced | 1886–circa 1898 |
| Variants | Long rifle, short rifle |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.3 kg (9.5 lb) |
| Length | 1320 mm (4 ft) |
| Barrel length | 820 mm (32.3 in) |
| Cartridge | 11.15x58mmR 11×.15x36mmR 11×59mmR Gras 8×56mmR Kropatschek Corto 8×60mmR Guedes 8x50mmR Mannlicher |
| Caliber | 8mm (.329 in) |
| Action | Bolt action |
| Muzzle velocity | 609 m/s (2,000 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 2406 yd (2,200 m) |
| Feed system | 8-round integral tubular magazine |
A Kropatschek is any variant of a rifle designed by Alfred von Kropatschek. Kropatschek's rifles used a tubular magazine (constructed of nickel-plated steel) of his design, of the same type used in the Japanese Murata Type 22 and the German Mauser Gewehr 1871/84. While designed for black powder, the Kropatschek action proved to be strong enough to handle smokeless powder.
The Kropatschek was the basis for the French Lebel M1886.