Kropatschek

Kropatschek/Steyr-Kropatschek
Kropatschek Model 1886
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	Austria-Hungary
Service history
In service	1886–1898 (Portugal)
Used by	Kingdom of Portugal
Wars	Second Boer War World War I Spanish Civil War World War II(Portuguese colonies) Annexation of Goa Portuguese Colonial War
Production history
Designed	1886
Produced	1886–ca. 1898
Variants	Long rifles, short rifle
Specifications
Weight	4.3 kg (9.5 lb)
Length	1320 mm (4 ft)
Barrel length	820 mm (32.3 in)
Cartridge	8×60mmR 8x56mmR
Caliber	8mm (.323 in)
Action	Bolt action
Muzzle velocity	609 m/s (2,000 ft/s)
Effective firing range	2406 yd (2,200 m)
Feed system	8-round integral tubular magazine

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

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