Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1866 - Serial TT957 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly [2] The EMPs which arrived

[2] The EMPs which arrived in German hands via the French route were given the (Fremdgerät) designation 740(f)

Cutouts are provided to make extraction of the flares easier

The Company was scattered about in dug-outs for two days and then went forward to a position from which it was to begin its advance in the biggest drive of the war

Blade and ricasso still show some of the original black finish

Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1866 - Serial TT957 Category_MG 34 Reciever Assembly [2] The EMPs which arrivedOriginal 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,