Guns International #: 101806914
Seller's Inventory #: 215380

Category - Mannlicher-Schoenauer Rifles - Military Rifles - German

Category
Mannlicher-Schoenauer Rifles
Military Rifles - German

Dutch HEMBRUG GEWEER Model 1895 6.5mm Straight Pull MANNLICHER Carbine C&R World War I & II Infantry Rifle

Description:
Dutch HEMBRUG GEWEER Model 1895 6.5mm Straight Pull MANNLICHER Carbine C&R

World War I & II Infantry Rifle

Here we present a C&R Dutch Hembrug Geweer Model 1895 Straight Pull Mannlicher Carbine, made in 1918 in Hembrug, Zaandam in the Netherlands. The Geweer Model 95, also known to collectors as the Dutch Mannlicher, was the service rifle of the Armed forces of the Netherlands between 1895 and 1940 which replaced the obsolete Beaumont-Vitali M1871/88. At first it was produced by Steyr in Austria for the Dutch, but after 1904, production took place under license at Hembrug Zaandam in the Netherlands. Including the Dutch made examples, the Dutch issued about 470,000 Model 95s.

It chambered the 6.5x53mm Mannlicher cartridge. In the 1880s, the bolt-action rifle was a very innovative firearm. One of the leaders in the design of these guns was a man named Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher. Mannlicher invented a straight pull, bolt action rifle that fed from an internal box magazine. In 1885, Mannlicher combined his efforts with the Austrian Arms Factory company at Steyr and formed the Steyr Mannlicher group to produce a new rifle that fired black powder 8x50R cartridges, the Model 1888. The gun was a success with the Austrian Army, but in 1893 smokeless powder caught on and replaced black powder practically overnight. Thus, the Austrians needed another new gun, and that is when Mannlicher came out with the Model 95.

The Austrian Army issued the Model 95 Steyr and used it with effectiveness in World War I on no less that three fronts. While the army did not fare well during the great war, the soldiers said the Model 95 performed with great effectiveness. After the war, the Austro-Hungarian Empire went away, but the various countries that rose from the ashes, including Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Rumania all kept their inherited Model 95s around for decades.

The overall condition is good. Robust action. The bore is in good shape and remains clear (metford style rifling). The stock is solid with an above amount average amount of wear (dents and dings). “1940: dated. The numbers do not match. Clear markings.

This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Barrel is 31 inches.

Caliber: 6.5x53mm

Overall condition as seen in photos.

Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.

ancestryguns

$1175

#215380
 

SOLD

Curio/Relic: Yes