Original Portuguese Contract M1896 Mannlicher Short Rifle in 6.5×53mmR by Œ.W.G. Steyr - Serial B693 French Ordnance Dating anywhere in the first

Dating anywhere in the first half of the 19th century

and all parts are present

The plating is still mostly present

it was later regarded as prescient following the tragic events of September 11

in the spring of 1898 as tensions rose between the United States and Spain

Original Portuguese Contract M1896 Mannlicher Short Rifle in 6.5×53mmR by Œ.W.G. Steyr - Serial B693 French Ordnance Dating anywhere in the firstOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of a Portuguese contract M1896 Mannlicher short rifle, made at . W. G. Steyr in Austria. These are essentially the same as the Mannlicher M1893 made for the Kingdom of Romania, and use the same 6. 553mmR "Romanian" cartridge. These were ordered by the Kingdom of Portugal in 1896, when they bought about 12,500 6. 5mm Mannlicher rifles and carbines from Steyr for the Navy and Cavalry, along