Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 with Bayonet & Scabbard - Serial LL12 Czech Militaria Upgrade your Pickelhauben to NCO

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In really great shape for a musket almost 250 years old

the helmet was converted to the paratrooper configuration

This excellent wartime NCO Schirmmütze Visor Cap has a high quality manufactured visor

and has the original factory and size markings on the canvas linings of the exterior pockets

Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Infantry Rifle made by ŒWG Steyr dated 1886 with Bayonet & Scabbard - Serial LL12 Czech Militaria Upgrade your Pickelhauben to NCOOriginal Item: One one Available. In 1886 ALFRED VON KROPATSCHEK designed an 8mm rimmed cartridge rifle that became the fore runner to the French LEBEL. Known as the 1886 Kropatschek Rifle it's big customer was PORTUGAL. Production lasted from 1886 until 1898, however many saw service in the First World War and later in the Spanish Civil War of the 1930's. Kropatschek's rifles used a tubular magazine (constructed of nickel plated steel) of his design,