Steyr · Rifle
Mannlicher M1886
Straight-pull bolt · 11x58mmR Werndl · introduced 1886
Also known as M1886, Repetier-Gewehr M1886, Mannlicher Model 1886
About the Mannlicher M1886
The Mannlicher M1886 is an Austro-Hungarian straight-pull, en bloc clip-fed service rifle designed by Ferdinand Mannlicher and produced by the Steyr works (OEWG). Adopted in 1886 and chambered for the black-powder 11x58mmR Werndl cartridge, it was the first straight-pull bolt-action service rifle adopted by any nation, using a wedge-lock (Blocksystem) breech and a five-round integral box magazine fed by an en bloc clip. Most examples were later converted to the smaller 8x52mmR Mannlicher as the M1886/88.
The M1886 gave the Austro-Hungarian army the world's first straight-pull service rifle, letting a soldier cycle the bolt with a single back-and-forth push rather than the four-motion turn-bolt stroke of contemporaries like the Mauser 71.
Mannlicher M1886 specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Straight-pull bolt
- Firing mechanism
- Striker-fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Calibres
- 11x58mmR Werndl
- Magazine capacity
- 5 rounds
- Magazine
- En bloc clip
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 806 mm (31.7 in)
- Overall length
- 1326 mm (52.2 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 4.52 kg (9.96 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Right hand
- Grooves
- 4
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 440 m/s (1444 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 2323 J (1713 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 500 m
History
- Introduced
- 1886
- Discontinued
- 1918
- Production status
- Discontinued
- Country of origin
- AT
- Designer
- Ferdinand Mannlicher
Features
- Wedge lock straight pull action
- Integral box magazine
- En bloc clip feed
- Full length wood stock
- Bayonet lug
- Leaf rear sight
Safety
- Manual safety
The M1886 wedge-lock action was quickly superseded by the M1888 and the improved M1895 rotary-bolt straight-pull. Because most rifles were rebuilt as M1886/88 conversions, unaltered 11mm M1886 rifles are comparatively rare.
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