Kropatschek
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A Kropatschek is any variant of a rifle designed by Alfred von Kropatschek
. Kropatschek's rifles used an tubular magazine of his design, of the same type used in the German Mauser Gewehr 1871/84
and the Japanese Type 22 Murata
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Portugal
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Alfred von Kropatschek
Alfred Ritter von Kropatschek was a General in the Austrian Army and a weapons designer of the late 19th century, who was responsible for several rifle and revolver designs in affiliation with the Steyr Mannlicher; these weapons were used by the armed forces of the Austrian Empire and several...
. Kropatschek's rifles used an tubular magazine of his design, of the same type used in the German Mauser Gewehr 1871/84
Mauser Model 1871
The Mauser Model 1871 adopted as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71 was the first of millions of rifles manufactured to the designs of Paul Mauser and Wilhelm Mauser of the Mauser company.During 1870-71 trials with many different rifles took place, with the "M1869 Bavarian Werder" being the...
and the Japanese Type 22 Murata
Murata rifle
The Murata Rifle was the first indigenously produced Japanese service rifle adopted in 1880 as the Murata Type 13. The 13 referred to the adoption date, the year 13 in the Meiji period according to the Japanese calendar....
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Variants
Austria-HungaryAustria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
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- Gendarmerie Repetier-Karabiner M1881: 11mm Gendarmerie Carbine (also known as M1874/81);
- Kropatschek Torpedo Boats Gewehr M1893: 8mm Navy Rifle for Torpedo boat crews.
France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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- Fusil de Marine Mle 1878: 11mm Navy Rifle;
- Fusil d'Infanterie Mle 1884: 11mm Infantry Rifle;
- Fusil d'Infanterie Mle 1885: 11mm Infantry Rifle.
Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
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- Espingarda de Infantaria 8 mm m/1886: 8mm Infantry Rifle;
- Carabina de Caçadores 8 mm m/1886: 8mm Light Infantry Carbine;
- Carabina de Cavalaria 8 mm m/1886: 8mm Cavalry Carbine;
- Carabina da Guarda Fiscal 8 mm m/1886/88: 8mm Treasury Guard Carbine;
- Espingarda de Infantaria 8 mm m/1886/89: 8mm Colonial Infantry Rifle;
- Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91: 8mm Artillery Carbine.