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The Wänzl or Wänzel rifle was a
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The Wänzl or Wänzel rifle was a breechloading
A breechloader is a firearm in which the user loads the ammunition ( cartridge or shell) via the rear (breech) end of its barrel, as opposed to a muzzleloader, which loads ammunition via the front ( muzzle).
Modern firearms are generally bre ...
conversion of the Lorenz M1854 and M1862 rifles. The Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
used the Wänzel as their service rifle until they had enough Werndl-Holub M1867 rifles to arm the military.
The rifle was a lifting block breechloader chambered for the 14×33mm Wänzel rimfire cartridge. The Austrians converted a total of 70,000 Lorenz muskets to Wänzels.
See also
* Springfield M1873 * Snider-Enfield rifle * Tabatière rifle *Weaponry of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Small arms
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