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Steyr M95/34

Name: Steyr M95/34
Brand: Steyr

Bolt action · 8x56mmR Mannlicher · introduced 1934

Also known as Steyr-Mannlicher M95/34, M95/30, 31.M

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About the Steyr M95/34

The Steyr M95/34 is an Austro-Hungarian straight-pull bolt-action rifle, an interwar conversion of the Mannlicher M1895 rechambered for the more powerful 8x56mmR Mannlicher cartridge. Retaining Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher's distinctive straight-pull action and en-bloc clip feed, the rearsenaled rifles served Austrian and Hungarian forces and saw widespread use during the Second World War. The M95/34 designation is largely a postwar commercial label applied by American importers to these 8x56mmR-converted rifles.

Marketed to American collectors as the 'M95/34,' these 8x56mmR rifles are prized for their unusual straight-pull bolt and en-bloc clip system, a hallmark of Mannlicher's late-19th-century designs.

Steyr M95/34 specifications

General

Type: Rifle
Action: Bolt action
Firing mechanism: Striker-fired
Trigger: Single action
Calibres: 8x56mmR Mannlicher
Magazine capacity: 5 rounds
Magazine: Internal

Dimensions

Barrel length: 483 mm (19.0 in)
Overall length: 1003 mm (39.5 in)
Weight (empty): 3.19 kg (7.03 lb)

Barrel

Rifling twist: 1:10 in (250 mm)
Rifling: 4 grooves, right-hand twist
Grooves: 4

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Walnut
Finish: blued

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 720 m/s (2362 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 3369 J (2485 ft·lb)
Effective range: 500 m

History

Introduced: 1934
Discontinued: 1940
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: AT
Designer: Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher

Features

Straight-pull bolt action
Rotating bolt head with two locking lugs
En-bloc clip feed
Leaf rear sight

Safety

Manual safety

There was no official Austrian, Hungarian or Bulgarian military designation 'M95/34'; the name was coined by a U.S. importer. The corresponding official designations were the Austrian M95/30 and the Hungarian 31.M (M95/31), both rechambering the M1895 to the 8x56mmR pointed-bullet cartridge.

This is a variant of the Mannlicher M1895.