Krnka rifle

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The Krnka rifle was a 19th-century breech-loading military firearm of Austro-Hungarian design that saw service in several European armies before being superseded by more modern rifles.

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Krnka rifle canonical 1
Krnka rifles 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century firearm ⓘ
breech-loading rifle ⓘ
military firearm ⓘ
action breech-loading ⓘ
ammunitionType metallic cartridge ammunition ⓘ
category service rifle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ
designedFor infantry use ⓘ
designer Sylvester Krnka ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
feedSystem single-shot, manually loaded ⓘ
firingMode single-shot ⓘ
historicalSignificance transitional design between muzzle-loading and modern repeating rifles ⓘ
intendedUse military service ⓘ
loadingType metallic cartridge ⓘ
material steel barrel ⓘ
wooden stock ⓘ
mechanismType breech-loading mechanism ⓘ
notableFeature conversion of muzzle-loaders to breech-loaders in some armies ⓘ
propellant black powder ⓘ
regionOfUse Europe ⓘ
replacedBy more modern bolt-action rifles ⓘ
superseded earlier muzzle-loading rifles ⓘ
usedBy Austro-Hungarian Army ⓘ
Russian Empire Army ⓘ
several European armies ⓘ

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Berdan rifle → replaced → Krnka rifle ⓘ
Siege of Plevna → usedWeapon → Krnka rifles ⓘ
linked to: Krnka rifle