

Numbers of these rifles also saw use in World War II, particularly by second line, reservist, and partisan units in Romania, Yugoslavia, Italy and to lesser degree, Germany. The main foreign user was Bulgaria, which, starting in 1903, acquired large numbers and continued using them throughout both world wars. It was initially adopted and employed by the Austro-Hungarian Army throughout World War I, and retained post-war by both the Austrian and Hungarian armies. It was nicknamed the "Ruck-Zuck" ("right now" or "very quick") by Landsers (German slang for "troops"). The Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 rifle is a bolt-action rifle, designed by Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher that used a refined version of his revolutionary straight-pull action. M95/30 rifle: 3.36 kilograms (7.4 lb) emptyĨ×50mmR Mannlicher, 8×56mmR Steyr / Hungarian, 7.92×57mm Mauserĥ-round en bloc clip (stripper clip in M95/24 and M95M rifles), internal box magazine M95 long rifle: 3.8 kilograms (8.4 lb) empty

M95 long rifle, M95/24 rifle, M95M rifle, M95/30 short rifle The rest are various 1895 models.Īustria-Hungary, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Ottoman Empire, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, Yugoslavia The long rifle on far left is an 1888 model and the carbine on the far left is an 1890 model.
