Original Austrian Mannlicher M1888 Bolt Action Straight Pull Infantry Rifle in 8mm by Œ.W.G. Steyr - Serial 684 B Martini-Henry Parts The reverse of the badge

The reverse of the badge also retains some of the original shiny gold finish on the zinc and nearly all of the original finish on the hardware

and most of the original marking can still be read:

At dusk the Regiment occupied a position about 4 miles south of Otterloo

- Weight: 3 kg (H3 version) or 3

Original Austrian Mannlicher M1888 Bolt Action Straight Pull Infantry Rifle in 8mm by Œ.W.G. Steyr - Serial 684 B Martini-Henry Parts The reverse of the badgeOriginal Item: Only One Available. The small arms revolution started by the French M1886 Lebel rifle and its small bore, smokeless powder cartridge immediately caused shockwaves throughout Europe's military establishments. The Austro Hungarian Empire had just adopted a state of the art technical masterpiece, the M1886 Mannlicher in caliber 11 mm Austrian. The challenge to the Empire was thus relatively simple: develop a comparable modern small bore