Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Light Infantry Carbine with Sling made by ŒWG Steyr - Matching Serial D441 Spanish Militaria Little progress could be made

Little progress could be made

A superb revolver with a superb history that was carried by a brave cavalry officer on horseback through the 5th PA Cavalry's service in 1863 and 1864

which makes it the longest-serving military bolt-action rifle still in official service

We are offering the model illustrated with finned barrel and flash eliminator

Using these early parts sets we have built non-firing WW2 display Machine gun and mounted it on an original rare tripod mount

Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Light Infantry Carbine with Sling made by ŒWG Steyr - Matching Serial D441 Spanish Militaria Little progress could be madeOriginal Item: One Only. 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, of the