Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886/89 Colonial Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 - Serial I767 18th Century MINAMISAITAMA-GUN

MINAMISAITAMA-GUN

and still in use by the French Army today

So we got over that

and a stickpin-style national eagle composed of faded brass with an integral metal tri-color cockade with a felt insert is attached at front over the ribbon

Serial # 414960 with overall good metal finish with all proofs still present

Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886/89 Colonial Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 - Serial I767 18th Century MINAMISAITAMA-GUNOriginal 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,