Mannlicher-Schönauer
Sign in to saveThe Mannlicher–Schönauer (sometimes Anglicized as "Mannlicher Schoenauer", Hellenized as Τυφέκιον/Όπλον Μάνλιχερ, Óplon/Tyfékion Mannlicher) is a rotary-magazine bolt-action rifle produced by Steyr Mannlicher for the Greek Army in 1903 and later used in small numbers by the Austro-Hungarian Army. Post-war it was sold for civilian use.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.name
- Mannlicher–Schönauer
- Weapon.image
- Mannlicher schoennauer 1903-14.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Mannlicher–Schönauer rifle Y1903/14
- Weapon.origin
- Austria-Hungary
- Weapon.type
- Bolt-action rifle
- Weapon.designer
- Otto Schönauer & Ferdinand Mannlicher
- Weapon.design_date
- 1900
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Steyr, Breda
- Weapon.service
- 1903–1941
- Weapon.used_by
- See Users
- Weapon.wars
- First Balkan WarSecond Balkan WarWorld War IGreco-Turkish WarWorld War IIGreco–Italian WarGreek ResistanceGreek Civil War
- Weapon.cartridge
- 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer (military and Model 1903)8×56mm Mannlicher–Schönauer (Model 1908)9×56mm Mannlicher–Schönauer (Model 1905)9.5×57mm Mannlicher–Schönauer (Model 1910).30-06 Springfield, .243 Winchester and .270 Winchester (Model 72)
- Weapon.action
- bolt action
- Weapon.range
- ~
- Weapon.weight
- (1903/14) (1903/14 Carbine)
- Weapon.length
- (1903/14) (1903/14 Carbine)
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Design characteristics
- Service history
- Philippidis rifle, Rigopoulos rifle and Lelakis rifle
- [[Philippidis rifle]]
- [[Rigopoulos rifle]]
- Lelakis rifle
- Sporting use
- Users
- Other Greek weapons
- References
- External links
The Mannlicher–Schönauer (sometimes Anglicized as "Mannlicher Schoenauer", Hellenized as Τυφέκιον/Όπλον Μάνλιχερ, Óplon/Tyfékion Mannlicher) is a rotary-magazine bolt-action rifle produced by Steyr Mannlicher for the Greek Army in 1903 and later used in small numbers by the Austro-Hungarian Army. Post-war it was sold for civilian use.
==Design characteristics== In the late 19th century, the classic Mannlicher designs for the Austro-Hungarian army like the M1886 were based on the en-bloc magazine, a straight-pull bolt mechanism, designed for obsolete large caliber cartridges. Following the introduction of smokeless powder in the Lebel rifle at the end of the century, the Steyr factory worked on new Mannlicher designs, using more effective modern cartridges. These were offered for the consideration of the Austro-Hungarian Army, for export to other armies and for to civilian market.
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