Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Light Infantry Carbine with Sling made by ŒWG Steyr - Matching Serial D441 Spanish Militaria but unfortunately there is a

but unfortunately there is a good amount of powder corrosion

We often overlook that the British Kings of the 1700s were not English at all but were from the German State of Hanover

This is a very nice quality sword dating from the 1890s the final years of the Victorian era

This is a quick release AA Front Sight Assembly with tall mast with aiming ball on top

only seen on his aircraft

Original Portuguese Kropatschek M.1886 Light Infantry Carbine with Sling made by ŒWG Steyr - Matching Serial D441 Spanish Militaria but unfortunately there is aOriginal Item: One Only. 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, of the