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No 11 - Steyr Mannlichen 1896

Austrian made in 1896. The Mannlicher M1895 is a straight pull bolt-action rifle, designed by Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher that used a refined version of his revolutionary straight-pull action bolt, much like the Mannlicher M1890 carbine. It was nicknamed the Ruck-Zuck-Gewehr by Austrian troops (ruck-zuck spoken as "roock-tsoock", in common language meaning "backpack rifle") and "Ta-Pum" by Italian troops who even wrote a song (it) about it during World War IOriginally they were chambered for the round-nosed 8×50mmR cartridge, but almost all were rechambered to accept the more powerful spitzer 8×56mmR cartridge in the 1930s.

Produced: 1896–1920

No. built:  approx. 3,500,000[4]

Specifications (M95 Long Rifle)

Mass:  3.78 kilograms (8.3 lb)

Length:  1,272 millimetres (50.1 in)

Barrel length  765 millimetres (30.1 in)

Cartridge:  M95: 8×50mmR Mannlicher
M95/30 & 31.M: 8×56mmR
M95/24 & M95M: 8×57mm IS

Action:  Straight-pull bolt action

Rate of fire:  approx. 20–25 rounds/min

Muzzle velocity:  M93 (8×50mmR): 620 m/s (2,000 ft/s)
M30 (8×56mmR): 720 m/s (2,400 ft/s)

Feed system:  5-round en bloc clip (stripper clip in M95/24 and M95M), internal box magazine

Sights:  Rear V-notch flip-up sight and front post (telescopic sight on sniper variant)

More Information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannlicher_M1895

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