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The Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle dates to 1903 when the 6.5x54mm cartridge and both military and civilian rifles to shoot it were introduced. Austria and Greece adopted the 1903 military rifle and the 6.5x54 cartridge that same year. The 1903 Mannlicher rifles and carbines were the last designs of Ferdinand Ritter Von Mannlicher, who died the next year, and his friend Otto Schönauer who designed the exceptional rotary drum magazine intrinsic to all Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles. Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles and carbines were exclusively manufactured at Oesterreich Waffenfabrik Gesellschaft Steyr in Steyr, Austria. | The Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle dates to 1903 when the 6.5x54mm cartridge and both military and civilian rifles to shoot it were introduced. Austria and Greece adopted the 1903 military rifle and the 6.5x54 cartridge that same year. The 1903 Mannlicher rifles and carbines were the last designs of Ferdinand Ritter Von Mannlicher, who died the next year, and his friend Otto Schönauer who designed the exceptional rotary drum magazine intrinsic to all Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles. Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles and carbines were exclusively manufactured at Oesterreich Waffenfabrik Gesellschaft Steyr in Steyr, Austria. Steyr made carbines and sporters after World War One in various calibers. | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
[[Image:1903SteyrMS.jpg|400px|thumb|right|1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] | [[Image:1903SteyrMS.jpg|400px|thumb|right|1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] | ||
[[Image:MSCarbine.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Mannlicher-Schoenauer Carbine]] | |||
[[Image:MSSporter1.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Mannlicher-Schoenauer Sporter]] | |||
* '''Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer''' | * '''Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer''' | ||
* Caliber: 6.5 x 54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer | * Caliber: 6.5 x 54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer | ||
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* Maximum effective range: 2500 meters | * Maximum effective range: 2500 meters | ||
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'''The Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:''' | '''The Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:''' | ||
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==Film== | ==Film== | ||
* Used by [[Peter Lawford]] as Brigadier Lord Lovat in ''[[The Longest Day]]'' (1962) | * Used by [[Peter Lawford]] as Brigadier Lord Lovat in ''[[The Longest Day]]'' (1962) | ||
* Used by [[Edmond O'Brien]] as Hank Fallon in ''[[White Heat]]'' (1949) | |||
[[Category:Gun]] | [[Category:Gun]] | ||
[[Category:Rifle]] | [[Category:Rifle]] | ||
Revision as of 03:41, 17 February 2009
The Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifle dates to 1903 when the 6.5x54mm cartridge and both military and civilian rifles to shoot it were introduced. Austria and Greece adopted the 1903 military rifle and the 6.5x54 cartridge that same year. The 1903 Mannlicher rifles and carbines were the last designs of Ferdinand Ritter Von Mannlicher, who died the next year, and his friend Otto Schönauer who designed the exceptional rotary drum magazine intrinsic to all Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles. Mannlicher-Schoenauer rifles and carbines were exclusively manufactured at Oesterreich Waffenfabrik Gesellschaft Steyr in Steyr, Austria. Steyr made carbines and sporters after World War One in various calibers.
Specifications
- Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer
- Caliber: 6.5 x 54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer
- Length: 48.25 inches
- Barrel Length: 23.90 inches
- Weight:
- :Gun Fixed: 8.44 pounds
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- Muzzle Velocity: 2223 feet per second
- Maximum effective range: 2500 meters
The Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:
Film
- Used by Peter Lawford as Brigadier Lord Lovat in The Longest Day (1962)
- Used by Edmond O'Brien as Hank Fallon in White Heat (1949)