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Krnka
A Krnka may be referred to any variant of a pistol designed by Karel Krnka, a late 19th century designer from Bohemia, or the rifle designed by his father Sylvester Krnka for the Russian military. Rifle * M1867 Russian Krnka - These were converted from the model 1857 muzzle loading rifles with a bronze receiver and steel lifting block much like the Snider. They were standard issue for Russia (during the Russo-Turkish War), Bulgaria, Serbia, & various balkan nations Variants *Model 1895 *Model 1899 *Model 1904 - tested by the Austro-Hungarian Army. Not adopted, but influenced the eventual selection of the Roth–Steyr M1907 The Roth–Steyr M1907, or, more accurately Roth-Krnka M.7 was a semi-automatic pistol issued to the Austro-Hungarian ''kaiserliche und königliche Armee'' cavalry during World War I. It was the first adoption of a semi-automatic service pistol by ... semi-automatic pistol. External linksObr.1869 Krnka Rifle [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M1867 Russian Krnka
The M1867 Russian Krnka (Винтовка Крнка́) was a breech loading conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Six Line rifle musket designed by Austro-Hungarian arms maker, Sylvester Krnka. History On January 11, 1869, Sylvester Krnka brought two copies of his rifle to Russia to compete with the domestic breechloading conversion system of Naval Lieutenant Baranov. By the 30th of March, Czar Alexander II ordered the Krnka conversion rifle of 15.24mm caliber to be adopted by the Russian army. Conversions were carried out at the Tula, Sestroretsk, Kiev, & Izhevsk armories. As well as the private firms of Nobel, Standerscheld, & Meingard. Factories that were producing the Carle needle rifles were then ordered from 1869–1873 to not only produce Krnkas, but convert the Carle's to the Krnka system as well. Service Shortly after its adoption, the M1870 Berdan №2 was selected as the main rifle to arm the military. Although the Berdan was meant to replace the Krn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Krnka
Sylvester Krnka (in Czech Sylvestr Krnka; 29 December 1825, Velký Bor – 4 January 1903, Michle) was a Czech gunsmith and inventor, best known for his M1867 Russian Krnka. Life At the age of thirteen he entered into the apprenticeship with the well-known gunsmith master Novotny in Vienna later known as company Springer. Some years later he became a Burgess (title), burgess of Volyně in the South Bohemian Region where he shortly had his own workshop since 1848. In 1871 he moved to Michle, then a village near Prague, where he opened his gunsmith workshop (which later became a factory). He died in 1903 in Michle. Krnka was the designer of a Breech-loading weapon, breechloader rifle, a conversion of the muzzle-loading Model 1857 Rifled musket, rifle musket. Although he had been continuously declined by the Austria-Hungary, Austrian military authorities, he was more successful in Principality of Montenegro, Montenegro, in Russian Empire, Russia – in the Russo-Turkish War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
