| Repetiergewehr M.14 | |
| Origin: | German Empire/Austria-Hungary |
| Type: | Bolt-action rifle |
| Service: | 1912– |
| Used By: | See Users |
| Manufacturer: | Steyr |
| Is Ranged: | yes |
| Design Date: | 1912 |
| Weight: | 3.97kg (08.75lb)-4.11kg (09.06lb) |
| Length: | 1245mm-1247mm |
| Part Length: | 736mm-740mm |
| Cartridge: | 7×57mm Mauser |
| Action: | Bolt-action |
| Feed: | 5-round stripper clip, internal magazine |
| Sights: | Iron sights adjustable to 1800m (5,900feet) |
The Steyr Model 1912 were Gewehr 98 pattern bolt-action battle rifles produced by Steyr before World War I. They were designed for export market. During the war, they were also used by the Austro-Hungarian Army.
The rifle was a close copy of the Gewehr 98. It had a pistol grip stock. The rifle featured an "H"-type upper band. The sight was tangent-leaf, graduated to 1800m (5,900feet) or 2000m (7,000feet). The upper hand guard was shorter.
The carbine and short rifle versions had a turned-town bolt handle and were shorter, with sights graduated until 1400m (4,600feet).
The version pressed into Austrian service in 1914 was only modified by using a bigger sling swivel.
It was ordered by Mexico, Colombia, Chile, China, Mexican Model 1912 were used from 1913 by the Federal Army that fought during the Mexican Revolution.[1] In 1914, 66,979 Mexican-contract rifles, 5,000 Colombian rifles and 43,100 Chilean rifles and carbines were pressed into Austria-Hungarian service as Repetiergewehr M.14.
The Czech vz. 98/22 was a close-copy of the Steyr M1912 and the vz. 12/33 carbine derives from the M1912 carbine. Some of the non-delivered Mexican Model 1912 rifles were modernized as 7.92×57mm Mauser Model 24B in Yugoslavia. In 1929, 5,000 M1912 short rifles, with a 560mm barrel, were manufactured by Československá zbrojovka Brno from Steyr spare parts. In 1961, Chilean M1912 were upgraded with a 7.62×51mm NATO 600mm barrel, as Modelo 12/61.
Chile: Modelo 1912 and Model 12/61
Colombia: Modelo 1912
Mexico: Modelo 1912