Wanzl
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| Wanzl Rifle | |
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| Type | Breech-loading Musket |
| Place of origin |
 Austrian Empire |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1867–1918 |
| Used by |
Austria Qing Empire |
| Wars |
Herzegovina Uprising (1882) Boxer Rebellion Balkan Wars World War I(Rear Echelon Troops) |
| Production history | |
| Number built | 70,000 |
| Variants |
Wanzl Infanterie Gewehr M1854/67 Wanzl Infanterie Gewehr M1862/67 Wanzl JagerStutzen M1854/67 Wanzl JagerStutzen M1862/67 Wanzl Extra-Corps Gewehr M1854/67 Wanzl Extra-Corps Gewehr M1862/67 Wanzl WallGewehr M1872 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 41.4 in (1,050 mm) to 52.6 in (1,340 mm) |
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| Cartridge | 14×33R rimfire & centerfire |
| Action | front-hinged trapdoor |
| Feed system | Single-shot |
The Wanzl rifle was a breechloading conversion of the M1854 & M1862 Lorenz rifle used as the service rifle of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until they had enough M1867 Werndl-Holub rifles to arm the military.
The rifle was a lifting-block breechloader chambered for the 14×33mm Wanzl rimfire cartridge. A total of 70,000 Lorenz muskets were converted to Wanzls.
See also
- Weapons of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
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