Original Austrian Mannlicher M1888 Bolt Action Straight Pull Infantry Rifle in 8mm by Œ.W.G. Steyr - Serial 684 B GWOT They heard that the 9th

They heard that the 9th Division was at the Rhine and the Russians might even be closer

and faintly legible

and is finished in the correct dark blue color used by the Luftschutz and Luftwaffe

(picture right) who came from command of the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion

Original Austrian Mannlicher M1888 Bolt Action Straight Pull Infantry Rifle in 8mm by Œ.W.G. Steyr - Serial 684 B GWOT They heard that the 9thOriginal Item: Only One Available. The small arms revolution started by the French M1886 Lebel rifle and its small bore, smokeless powder cartridge immediately caused shockwaves throughout Europe's military establishments. The Austro Hungarian Empire had just adopted a state of the art technical masterpiece, the M1886 Mannlicher in caliber 11 mm Austrian. The challenge to the Empire was thus relatively simple: develop a comparable modern small bore