Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91
- Category
- Carbine
- Barrel
- Not recorded
- Weight, empty
- Not recorded
- Introduced
- 1891
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91 is the artillery-carbine version of the Austrian-designed Kropatschek m/1886 bolt-action repeater adopted by Portugal, chambered for the 8x60mmR Portuguese (8mm Guedes) cartridge and built by Österreichische Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft (OEWG) at Steyr. Like the other short Kropatschek variants, it takes the standard m/1886 infantry rifle and shortens it into a handier weapon for gun crews and support troops who did not need a full-length rifle, retaining the distinctive Kropatschek tubular magazine running through the forestock and a magazine cutoff so the reserve could be held back and the carbine single-loaded. The '/91' in its designation marks its 1891 pattern within the Portuguese Kropatschek family, which by then had spread across infantry, cavalry, caçadores, treasury-guard and artillery service.
Portugal fielded one of the widest families of a single rifle pattern of its era, breaking the Kropatschek m/1886 into distinct infantry, caçadores, cavalry, treasury-guard, colonial and artillery models — the artillery carbine, marked m/1886/91, being the last of the line to be adopted.
Carbine-specific barrel length, overall length and empty weight for the artillery pattern were not confirmed against a primary source at time of writing and are left null rather than estimated. Magazine capacity for this specific variant is likewise unconfirmed and left null; the related cavalry carbine used a reduced five-round tube against the infantry rifle's eight. The 400 m effective range and 535 m/s cartridge velocity are family-level figures for the 8mm Portuguese Kropatschek round.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Steyr Arms GmbH
- Category
- Carbine
- Country
- Austria
- Status
- Out of production
- Produced
- 1891 to 1898
- Variant of
- Artillery carbine
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Bolt action
- Firing mechanism
- Striker fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Magazine
- Tube
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Blued
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Effective range
- 400 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Shortened carbine barrel
Tubular magazine in forestock
Reduced capacity magazine
Turned down bolt handle
Magazine cutoff
Ramp and leaf rear sight
Blade front sight
Sling swivels
Standing
How it compares
This record has too few measurements to compare with others yet.
Answers
Questions about the Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91
What caliber is the Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91?
The Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91 is chambered in 8x60mmR Portuguese.
Who makes the Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91?
The Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91 is made by Steyr Arms GmbH (Austria). It was designed by Alfred von Kropatschek.
When was the Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91 introduced?
The Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91 was introduced in 1891 and discontinued in 1898.
How does the Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91 operate?
The Carabina de Artilharia 8 mm m/1886/91 uses a bolt action, and its firing mechanism is striker fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
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Provenance
What the record holds
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In service
- Portuguese Artillery
- 1891
Provenance
Confidence in this record
60%
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