Mannlicher M1893

Repeating Rifle Model 1893
Rifle and carbine variants.
Type	Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	Austria-Hungary
Service history
In service	1893-1938
Used by	Kingdom of Romania Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia
Wars	World War I, Hungarian–Romanian war of 1919 World War II
Production history
Designer	Ferdinand Mannlicher
Designed	1892?
Manufacturer	Steyr
Produced	1893-1914
No. built	195,000
Variants	M1893 Cavalry Carbine
Specifications
Mass	4.06 kg (9.0 lb)
Length	122.7 cm (48.3 in)
Barrel length	72.5 cm (28.5 in)
Cartridge	6.5x53mmR, 8x50mmR
Action	Turning bolt-action
Muzzle velocity	731 metres per second (2,400 ft/s)
Effective firing range	2,100 metres (2,300 yd)
Feed system	5-round en bloc clip, integral box magazine

The Repeating Rifle Model 1893 or simply Mannlicher M1893 is a bolt action rifle that was the standard service rifle of the Kingdom of Romania from 1893 to 1938.

By winning a lawsuit because of use of Mannlicher-style loading system Steyr was granted to manufacture the Gewehr 1888 rifle.^{[citation needed]} This firearm features an almost identical bolt and Mannlicher-style feeding system.

195,000 of these rifles were manufactured in total. 120,000 rifles and 14,000 carbines were delivered to Romania until 1914. Remaining assembled rifels were issued to units of the Austro-Hungarian Army at the start of World War I in original caliber. Unassembled rifles were also modified to accommodate the 8x50mmR Mannlicher cartridge and issued to Austo-Hungarian troops. During the First World War many were also captured during the Romanian Campaign and used in original caliber.

A cavalry carbine variant was also introduced, it was 98 centimetres (39 in) long and featured a bent bolt handle. It was used by cavalry and artillery units.

Mannlicher M1893 bolt