| Kropatschek/Steyr-Kropatschek | |
| Type: | Rifle |
| Origin: | Austria-Hungary |
| Design Date: | 1886 |
| Designer: | Alfred von Kropatschek |
| Production Date: | 1886–circa 1898 |
| Service: | 1886 – Present |
| Used By: | Austria-Hungary France Chile Brazil[1] Kingdom of Portugal Ethiopian Empire Russian Empire[2] Spanish Republic[3] Wassoulou Empire |
| Wars: | War of the Pacific[4] French conquest of Tunisia[5] Mandingo Wars First Madagascar expedition Tonkin campaign Sino-French War Revolta da Armada Federalist Revolution[6] First Italo-Ethiopian War[7] War of Canudos[8] Second Boer War World War I Spanish Civil War World War II (Portuguese colonies) Annexation of Goa Portuguese Colonial War |
| Caliber: | 8mm (.329 in) |
| Part Length: | 820 mm (32.3 in) |
| Cartridge: | 11×59mmR Gras8×56mmR Kropatschek Corto[9] 8×60mmR Guedes[10] |
| Feed: | 8-round integral tubular magazine |
| Action: | Bolt action |
| Velocity: | 609 m/s (2,000 ft/s) |
| Range: | 2406 yd (2,200 m) |
| Weight: | 4.3 kg (9.5 lb) |
| Length: | 1320 mm (4 ft) |
| Variants: | Long rifle, short rifle |
| Is Ranged: | yes |
A Kropatschek is any variant of a rifle designed by Alfred von Kropatschek. Kropatschek's rifles used a tubular magazine (constructed of nickel-plated steel) of his design, of the same type used in the Japanese Murata Type 22 and the German Mauser Gewehr 1871/84. While designed for black powder, the Kropatschek action proved to be strong enough to handle smokeless powder.
The Kropatschek was the basis for the French Lebel M1886.[11]
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Portugal:
The Wassoulou Empire arms industry created functional copies of the Krophatschek rifle in the 1880s and 90s to use in their struggle against French colonial forces.[12]