Mannlicher, Ferdinand von#
Mannlicher, Ferdinand von, b. Mainz (Germany), Jan. 30, 1848, d. Vienna, Jan. 20, 1904, weapons engineer. Constructed the famous M. repetition rifle (orig. 11-mm, later 8-mm calibre) superior in accuracy and rate of fire to all contemporary rifles ( guns) in 1886-1888. The 1895 model was part of the Austro-Hungarian Army´s standard equipment in World War I, M. also invented the M. 1888/90 used by the Austro-Hungarian cavalry. The rifles were produced by the Oesterreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft founded by J. Werndl in Steyr ( Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG) and Budapest.
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