Kropatschek

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.

An example of a Portuguese Kropatschek

Variants

Austria-Hungary:

• 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:

• 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:

• 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.

See also

• Antique guns

External links

• Kropatschek (in Portuguese)