Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 - Serial QQ378 Antique Wheellock Firearms it featured a leather covered

it featured a leather covered straight spring steel blade with a leather covered loop in the blade on the front

Body Fragmentation Protective

the liner is approximately from 7 (56cm) to 7 5/8 (61cm)

Stopped at 1930 and lay to until 0500 the following morning attempting repairs

The blade on this example is nickel-plated

Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 - Serial QQ378 Antique Wheellock Firearms it featured a leather coveredOriginal 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,