Tigre (rifle)

Tigre Rifle
TypeRifle
Place of originSpain
Service history
In service1923–1980s
Used byGuardia Civil, Guardas Jurados, Guardia Foral, Patrimonio Nacional, Guardia Forestal, Dirección General de Instituciones Penitenciarias (prison service)
WarsSpanish Civil War
Production history
DesignerJohn Moses Browning and other
Designed1892
ManufacturerGárate y Anitua Cia
Produced1915–1937
No. built1,034,687
Specifications
Mass2.9 kg
Length99.5 cm
Barrel length55.2 cm

Caliber.44-40 Winchester
ActionLever-action
Feed system12 round tube magazine
SightsTangent leaf sights up to 1000 metres, Fixed-blade front sight

The Tigre rifle was a Spanish copy of the Winchester Model 1892 made by Garate, Anitua y Cia., an Eibar arms manufacturer between 1915 and 1938.