Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886/89 Colonial Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 - Serial U751 British Flare Guns with a straight thrusting blade

with a straight thrusting blade

15th AF resulted from a reorganization of Doolittle's Twelfth Air Force into the 15th with Doolittle in command

but are usually overly polished

indicating original manufacture at the arsenal in St

When Auto Ordnance Corporation received the first government orders for the M1928 Thompson

Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886/89 Colonial Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 - Serial U751 British Flare Guns with a straight thrusting bladeOriginal 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,