Repeating Rifle Model 1886 | |
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Type | Bolt-action rifle |
Place of origin | Austria-Hungary |
Service history | |
In service | 1886–1918[citation needed] |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Designer | Ferdinand Mannlicher |
Designed | 1886 |
Manufacturer | Œ.W.G. |
Produced | 1886–1887 |
No. built | 100,000 |
Variants | Carbine M1886, M1886-88 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4.52 kg (10.0 lb) |
Length | 132.6 cm (52.2 in) |
Barrel length | 80.6 cm (31.7 in) |
Cartridge | |
Action | Straight-pull bolt action |
Muzzle velocity | 440 m/s (1,444 ft/s) (M1877 ball cartridge) |
Maximum firing range | 2300 paces 1,725 m (1,886 yd) |
Feed system | 5-round en bloc clip, internal box magazine |
Sights | Quadrant sight graduated 300–1500 paces (225–1125 m), long range volley sight adjustable 1600–2300 paces (1200–1725 m) |
The Repeating Rifle Model 1886, commonly known as Mannlicher Model 1886, was a late 19th-century Austrian straight-pull bolt-action rifle, adopted in 1886.[1] It used a wedge-lock straight pull action bolt. It was the first straight-pull bolt-action service rifle of any nation.[citation needed]