Originally they were chambered for the round-nosed 8×50mmR cartridge, but almost all were rechambered to accept the more powerful spitzer 8×56mmR cartridge in the 1930s. The primary producers were the OEWG in Steyr, and FÉG in Budapest. It was nicknamed the Ruck-Zuck- by Austrian troops (ruck-zuck spoken as "roock-tsoock", in common language meaning "back and forth ") and "Ta-Pum" by Italian troops who wrote a song ( it) about it during World War I.
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The Mannlicher M1895 (German: Infanterie Repetier-Gewehr M.95, Hungarian: Gyalogsági Ismétlő Puska M95 "Infantry Repeating-Rifle M95") is a straight pull bolt-action rifle, designed by Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher that used a refined version of his revolutionary straight-pull action bolt, much like the Mannlicher M1890 carbine. Rear V-notch flip-up sight and front post ( telescopic sight on sniper variant) From the collections of the Swedish Army Museum.ĥ-round en bloc clip ( stripper clip in M95/24 and M95M), internal box magazine Differentiated from normal M95s through the use of M24 Mauser barrels and sights, similar handguards and are fed by 5-round stripper clips as opposed to en bloc clips.Mannlicher M1895 Rifle. Yugoslav conversion of the rifle by Kragujevac Arsenal. These were not used for very long and were quickly replaced by the newer 35M rifles. Differentiated from normal M95s by an H stamped on top of the chamber, metric ladder sights and a front sight protector. Hungarian conversion of the original rifle chambered for 8×56mmR. Differentiated from normal M95s by an S stamped on top of the chamber. Variant of the normal rifle chambered for 8×56mmR. Version of the standard rifle fitted with a scope offset to the left. Shorter variant of the M95 used by special forces.Ĭarbine variant of the M95 that replaced the Mannlicher M1890 rifle. The main variant that was used mainly by the Austro-Hungarian military. The clip is ejected from the bottom of the weapon after the last round is chambered.
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The weapon has a five-round internal magazine fed by five-round en bloc clips.
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The M95 was originally chambered for 8×50mmR Mannlicher, though most, if not almost all M95s were rechambered and rebarreled to accept the more powerful 8×56mmR spitzer cartridge. However, this high rate of fire came at a cost in order to achieve the maximum theoretical possible rate of fire of the M95, decent care and maintenance had to be performed frequently on the M95, mainly due to an extractor that can break fairly easily due to there being a lack of primary extraction on the firearm. Due to the weapon's revolutionary straight-pull bolt, it is renowned for having a very high rate of fire, along with having good reliability and having excellent build quality.
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It is unusual for having a straight-pull bolt action, which increased the M95's rate of fire greatly when compared to conventional turnbolt designs. The M95 was designed by Ferdinand Mannlicher in 1895. All throughout its service life, the M95 was nicknamed the Ruck-Zu(rü)ck (which is German slang for "back and forth", which is attributed to its bolt action) by the Austrians, and the Ta-Pum by the Italians the Italians even wrote a song about the M95 during World War I. Some of these rifles also saw use in World War II, mainly by second line, reservist and partisan in some European countries such as Romania and Italy, and Germany to a lesser extent. Bulgaria was also a rather prominent user of the rifle, and used it starting from 1903 in large numbers after Austria-Hungary's defeat in World War I, many of the Austro-Hungarian rifles were given to other Balkan states as war reparations. Originally adopted by the Austro-Hungarian Army all throughout World War I, the M95 was retained post-war by both the Austrian and Hungarian armies.