Wänzl rifle
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| Wänzl rifle | |
|---|---|
| Type | Breech-loading rifle |
| Place of origin | Austrian Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1867–1918 |
| Used by | Austria Qing Empire |
| Wars | Herzegovina Uprising (1882) Boxer Rebellion Balkan Wars World War I (rear echelon troops) |
| Production history | |
| No. built | 70,000 |
| Variants | Wänzl Infanterie Gewehr M1854/67 Wänzl Infanterie Gewehr M1862/67 Wänzl JagerStutzen M1854/67 Wänzl JagerStutzen M1862/67 Wänzl Extra-Corps Gewehr M1854/67 Wänzl Extra-Corps Gewehr M1862/67 Wänzl WallGewehr M1872 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 41.4 in (1,050 mm) to 52.6 in (1,340 mm) |
| Cartridge | 14×33R rimfire & centerfire |
| Action | front-hinged trapdoor |
| Feed system | Single-shot |
The Wänzl rifle was a breechloading conversion of the M1854 & M1862 Lorenz rifle. The Austro-Hungarian Empire used the Wänzl as their service rifle until they had enough M1867 Werndl-Holub rifles to arm the military.
The rifle was a lifting-block breechloader chambered for the 14×33mm Wänzl rimfire cartridge. The Austrians converted a total of 70,000 Lorenz muskets to Wänzls.
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