Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 - Serial C479 Original Display Machine Guns Year of Manufacture: circa 1882

Year of Manufacture: circa 1882

probably 50 years old

Coming out of the Attic after at least 100 years storage this is truly what we all see as "A CLUNKER"

Both the headset and chestset were manufactured by the Dynalec Corporation

Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 - Serial C479 Original Display Machine Guns Year of Manufacture: circa 1882Original Item: One one Available. In 1886 ALFRED VON KROPATSCHEK designed an 8mm rimmed cartridge rifle that became the fore runner to the French LEBEL. Known as the 1886 Kropatschek Rifle it's big customer was PORTUGAL. Production lasted from 1886 until 1898, however many saw service in the First World War and later in the Spanish Civil War of the 1930's. Kropatschek's rifles used a tubular magazine (constructed of nickel plated steel) of his design,