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Mannlicher M1885
Mannlicher may refer to: * Ferdinand Mannlicher (1848–1904), Austrian engineer and small arms designer, including a list of firearms named after Ferdinand Mannlicher * Steyr Arms Steyr Arms () is a firearms manufacturer based in Austria. Originally part of ''Steyr-Daimler-Puch'', it became independent when the conglomerate was broken up in 1989. Prior to 1 January 2019, the company was named ''Steyr Mannlicher GmbH Co. ..., formerly Steyr Mannlicher AG, an Austrian firearms manufacturer See also * {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Mannlicher
Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher (January 30, 1848 – January 20, 1904) was an Austrian engineer and small arms designer. Along with James Paris Lee, Mannlicher was particularly noted for inventing the en-bloc clip charger-loading box magazine system. Later, while making improvements to other inventors' prototype designs for rotary-feed magazines, Mannlicher, together with his protégé Otto Schönauer, patented a perfected rotary magazine design, the Mannlicher–Schönauer rifle, which was a commercial and military success. Life A scion of a long-established bourgeois family originating from Most () in Bohemia, Mannlicher was born in the German city of Mainz, where his father served as an Austrian '' k.k.'' official in the Austrian garrison at the Confederation Fortress. He returned to the Josefstadt district of Vienna with his parents in 1857, and after receiving his ''Matura'' high-school exam attended the Vienna University of Technology. He started his professional c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
