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Lug was on the left side of the nosecap and had a stacking hook on the nose cap under the barrel.
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It accepted the standard M1888 type knife bayonet. Only the receiver, barrel and buttstock were serialized, bolt and other parts were not.Īnother variant of the cavalry carbine was introduced in 1894 and was adopted by the Navy. It accepted the standard M1888 type knife bayonet.īayonet lug on the right side, no stacking hookĮxtra-Corps-Gewehr photos courtesy of James DeMay. The Gendarmerie (Country Police) Carbine, a variant of the cavalry gun was introduced in 1892. Mannlicher Model 1890 Gendarmerie CarbineĪlso called Österreichisches Extra-Corps-Gewehr M.90 An original unconverted M1890 is a rare piece. Austrian converted guns were stamped with an 'S' (M90/30). The weapons converted in Hungary carry an 'H' mark on the top of the chamber Some carbines were converted to the M95 pattern and to the 8x56R caliber during the 1930's. The buttstock had a cleaning equipment compartment with a sliding cover in the buttplate.ĭuring WW1 socket type Ersatz bayonets were used Swivels are mounted on the left side of the fore-end and stock-wrist.
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The M1890 carbine had a one-piece walnut stock with a simple nose cap without a bayonet lug or stacking hook. The older cocking pieces were gradually replaced with the newer ones in the armories when the M90's went in for repair. Later models have a thumb-shaped cocking piece, similar to The original cocking piece shown on the left is round. Straight into the magazine casing and the cocking piece lay almost directly above the trigger. The M1890 cavalry carbine embodied a much shorter action than its predecessors, allowing the trigger guard to flow The new action reverted to the helically-grooved bolt head system of Mannlicher's first straight-pull action, patented in 1884, as this had proved Acceptance dates can be found as late as 1912 The receivers were marked with 'OE WG STEYR' and the Austrian Eagle as shown. Original quadrant sight graduated 500-2100 schrittĪltered quadrant sight graduated 500-1800 schritt? The magazine system adopted with the M1886 is used in the M1890 carbine and the later rifles. Is used with all the later Austrian straight-pull bolt-action Mannlichers and, since it provides for frontal locking, is considered to be a stronger system Locking lugs are mounted on the head of the bolt cylinder and the bolt cylinder rotates within the bolt body during the locking and unlocking process. The bolt is of two-piece design with the bolt handle and bolt body are one piece mounted within the bolt body is the bolt shaft or bolt cylinder. Von Mannlicher had introduced a rotating straight pull bolt in 1884 it was not very successful, and it was never made in quantity previously. This weapon introduced the straight-pull bolt with rotating head to the Austro-Hungarian Service in 1890. In 1889 the experimental guns were simply cut-down rifles, with the weak droppingīar lock, but only a few were made. Perfection of the Mannlicher M1888 rifle turned thoughts toward a carbine. Several photos courtesy of John Wall from Gunboards Straight-pull bolt action, with two lugs on a detachable bolt head engaging the receiverĤ98mm barrel, 4-groove rifling, RH, concentric Integral clip-loaded box magazine, 5 rounds Muzzle velocity 545 m/sec with M1888 ball cartridge Made by Österreichische Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft, Steyr, 1891-96ġ05,000 Carbines and Stutzens were made combinedĪn additional 10218 was made for Bulgaria Kavallerie Repetier-Carabiner M1890 or Österreichisches Repetier-Carabiner M.90 Mannlicher M1890 Carbines Austro-Hungarian WeaponsĪustro-Hungarian Mannlicher M1890 Short Rifles and Carbines