Carabiner 1893
| Carabiner model 1893 | |
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| general information | |
| Military designation: | Carabiner model 1893 |
| Country of operation: | Switzerland |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher, Swiss Industrial Association (Neuhausen) |
| Manufacturer country: | Switzerland |
| Production time: | since 1893 |
| Weapon Category: | gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1020 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 3.08 kg |
| Sight length : | 415 mm |
| Barrel length : | 550 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 7.5 × 53.5 mm GP 1890 |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 6 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Box magazine, two rows |
| Fire types: | Repeater |
| Number of trains : | 4th |
| Twist : | right |
| Visor : | Rear sight / front sight |
| Closure : | Straight pull closure |
| Charging principle: | Bolt action rifle |
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The Karabiner 1893 is a repeating rifle of the Swiss Army with a straight pull system Mannlicher. The weapon fired the GP 90 cartridge newly developed by Eduard Rubin, the magazine held 6 rounds. It was used to arm the Swiss cavalry from 1893 to 1905. The manufacturer was the Swiss Industrial Company in Neuhausen am Rheinfall .
history
After the introduction of the Schmidt-Rubin-long gun 1889 for the infantry, where the 10.4 mm Vetterli cartridge by the by Eduard Rubin mm newly developed infantry cartridge 7.5 × 53.5 GP in 1890 was replaced, the army leadership decided that Cavalry as the next troop to arm with a carbine for the new GP-90 cartridge. Since the breechblock of the Schmidt-Rubin rifle was very long in 1889, a shorter breechblock system had to be found for the carbine, otherwise the barrel of a cavalry weapon (total length approx. 1 m) would have been too short. Therefore, on November 8, 1893, the Federal Military Department proposed to the Federal Council to take over a weapon with a straight-pull twist-head lock that had been newly developed by Mannlicher in Austria in 1887/88 with a few adjustments in the GP 90 caliber and to have it manufactured by the Swiss Industrial Company in Neuhausen. As early as November 10, 1893, the Federal Council declared itself in agreement with this solution, which could be considered a decision to develop this weapon. With the Federal Council resolution of March 1, 1895, he gave the order for the manufacture and adoption of the weapon as a cavalry carbine model 1893.
Although the Federal Council later criticized the function of the weapon, it was not decided until 1905 to replace it with a Schmidt-Rubin carbine system.
Remarks
- ↑ Carabiner 1893, barrel length 55 cm, with the Schmidt Rubin 89 clasp 46 cm.
- ↑ The first Mannlicher system weapons had support latches.
- ^ Federal Council communication of February 27, 1900 to the Federal Parliament
technology
Like the Schmidt-Rubin rifles, the Mannlicher carbine model 1893 has a straight pull lock , which, however, was based on the locking system developed in Austria by the knight Ferdinand von Mannlicher . In contrast to the Schmidt-Rubin breech, the Mannlicher breech locks directly behind the cartridge chamber in the bolt housing screwed onto the barrel. In the Schmidt-Rubin rifle model 89, it locks in the rear of the breech housing, which causes vibrations when fired. It is interesting that the locking system directly behind the cartridge chamber was only introduced in Switzerland with the 31 carabiner . The detachable box magazine holds 6 cartridges, it can be filled using a loader or with individual cartridges.
The advantage of the straight pull lock from Mannlicher was its short length compared to the Schmidt-Rubin lock, its disadvantage was the complicated structure, which required more force to operate and tended to jam in the cold.
The visor can be adjusted for shooting ranges from 300 to 1200 m in steps of 100 m each. The line of sight between the rear sight and the front sight is 415 mm at a range of 300 m.
Detail drawing of the carbine 1893
Carabiner 1893, visor
Length comparison of locks, above Kar 93, below Gew 89
Clasp carabiner 93
Web links
literature
- Christian Reinhart, Kurt Sallaz, Michael am Rhyn: The repeating rifles of Switzerland. The Vetterli and Schmidt-Rubin systems. Verlag Stocker-Schmid, 1991, ISBN 978-3-7276-7102-9 .
- Ernst Hofstettler: Handguns and handguns of the Swiss Army. From 1842 until today. 3rd edition 1987, Zurich (Schweizer Waffen Magazin) 11, 2012.
- Clement Bosson: Poor Individuals you Soldat Suisse. 1980 Pierre Marcel Favre Publi SAR du Bourg, CH-1002 Lausanne