Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 - Serial JJ626 Russian Issue Equipment The horsehair plume is unfortunately

The horsehair plume is unfortunately missing

The ‘Jointed Ordnance’ or ‘Screw Gun’ has an interesting history in British service

Original One-of-a-Kind Set

They show light wear with some light denting in areas

it also has a very interesting motif of a tiger on the lower left side

Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 - Serial JJ626 Russian Issue Equipment The horsehair plume is unfortunatelyOriginal Item: One one Available. In 1886 ALFRED VON KROPATSCHEK designed an 8mm rimmed cartridge rifle that became the fore runner to the French LEBEL. Known as the 1886 Kropatschek Rifle it's big customer was PORTUGAL. Production lasted from 1886 until 1898, however many saw service in the First World War and later in the Spanish Civil War of the 1930's. Kropatschek's rifles used a tubular magazine (constructed of nickel plated steel) of his design,