Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886/89 Colonial Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 - Serial U751 Fusee Spring & Cover The base has an embossed

The base has an embossed Luftwaffe Eagle with a date and various maker logos:

rather indicating that some enterprising sailor saw an opportunity to make money once the ship went out of service

The saw still has heavy amounts of packing grease present throughout the metal and the teeth are still quite sharp

Instituted on 10 September 1918 by the Finnish Senate in Helsinki

just inside the first belt of pillboxes of the infamous Siegfried Line

Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886/89 Colonial Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 - Serial U751 Fusee Spring & Cover The base has an embossedOriginal 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,