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Kropatschek rifle

A Kropatschek is any variant of a rifle designed by Alfred von Kropatschek. Kropatschek's rifles used a tubular magazine of his design, of the same type used in the Japanese Murata Type 22 and the German Mauser Gewehr 1871/84. While designed for black powder, the Kropatschek action proved to be strong enough to handle smokeless powder.

Variants
Austria-Hungary: • Gendarmerie Repetier-Karabiner M1881: 11 mm Gendarmerie Carbine (also known as M1874/81); • Kropatschek Torpedo Boats Gewehr M1893: 8 mm Navy Rifle for Torpedo boat crews. France: • Fusil de Marine Mle 1878: 11 mm Navy Rifle; • '''''Fusil d'Infanterie Mle 1884''''': 11 mm Infantry Rifle; • '''''Fusil d'Infanterie Mle 1885''''': 11 mm Infantry Rifle. Portugal: • Espingarda de Infantaria 8 mm m/1886: 8 mm Infantry Rifle; • Carabina de Caçadores 8 mm m/1886: 8 mm Light Infantry Carbine; • Carabina de Cavalaria 8 mm m/1886: 8 mm Cavalry Carbine; • Carabina da Guarda Fiscal 8 mm m/1886/88: 8 mm Treasury Guard Carbine; • Espingarda de Infantaria 8 mm m/1886/89: 8 mm Colonial Infantry Rifle; • Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91: 8 mm Artillery Carbine. ==Users==
Users
• • :1878 Kropatschek rifle adopted by the navy in 1884; in 1891 it was replaced by the 1886 Portuguese model. During the second Revolta da Armada the army used a small number of Kropatscheks captured from navy depots. The Kropatschek was phased out in naval service in 1895 after the adoption of the 1894 Brazilian Mauser • : 2000 1878 Kropatschek rifles were delivered for the navy in 1881. The objective of this acquisition was to have a fast-firing weapon to repeal torpedo boats. • • • : Part of French military aid during World War I. • • : 150,000 Kropatscheks bought from France in 1915 • : The Wassoulou Empire arms industry created functional copies of the Krophatschek rifle in the 1880s and 90s to use in their struggle against French colonial forces. ==See also==
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