Alfred von Kropatschek
Alfred Ritter von Kropatschek | |
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| Born | Alfred Kropatschek January 30, 1838 |
| Died | May 2, 1911 (aged 73) |
| Occupation(s) | Inventor, General |
Alfred Ritter von Kropatschek (
Lebel rifle, which served as France's front-line rifle from 1886 through the First World War. According to historian Roger A Pauly, some people joked that more bullets from Kropatschek-designed rifles were fired at the Austrians, than by them.[2] Kropatschek's tubular magazine design was also adapted to the German Mauser Model 1871
rifle, resulting in the Model 71/84.
Kropatschek was a contemporary of
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Rifle and revolver designs
Austria-Hungary
Model 1881 Gendarmarie Carbine (also known as "M1874/81")
1881 Type Trials Rifles
France
Model 1878 Navy rifle (Fusil de Marine Mle 1878),
Model 1884 Infantry Rifle (Fusil d'Infanterie Mle 1884),
Model 1885 Infantry Rifle (Fusil d'Infanterie Mle 1885).
Portugal
Model 1886 8 mm Infantry Rifle (Espingarda de Infantaria 8 mm m/1886),
Model 1886/89 8 mm Infantry Rifle with heat protecting handguard for colonial use (Espingarda de Infantaria 8 mm m/1886/89),
Model 1886 8 mm Light Infantry Carbine (Carabina de Caçadores 8 mm m/1886)
Model 1886 8 mm Cavalry Carbine (Carabina de Cavalaria 8 mm m/1886).
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