Wanzl
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. The Austro-Hungarian Empire used the Wanzl as their service rifle 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. The Austrians converted a total of 70,000 Lorenz muskets to Wanzls.
See also
- Weapons of the Austro-Hungarian Empire