Steyr-Mannlicher Stutzen Model 1895/30
| Weapon name | Steyr-Mannlicher Stutzen Model 1895/30 |
| Weapon type | Straight pull rifle |
| Place of origin | Austria  |
| Constructor | Ferdinand Knight von Mannlicher |
| Production period | 1896 -1920 |
| Manufacturer | Steyr, FEG, Brno Armoury |
| Weapon variants | M95 rifle, M95 carbine, Stutzen M95, M95/30… |
| No. of units made | approx. 3.5 million |
Technical parameters
| Weight | 3,36 kg empty |
| Length | 1000 mm |
| Barrel length | 490 mm |
| Type of cartridge | 8 x 56 mmR/td> |
| Calibre | 8 mm |
| Muzzle velocity | 720 m/s |
| Magazine | 5-round cartridge magazine |
Weapon description
Steyr-Mannlicher Stutzen Model 1895/30, manufactured by Fegyver és Gépgyártó Részvénytársaság (FEG) Budapest, calibre 8×56 mmR, made between 1930-40, five-shot (cartridge box capacity).
It is an M95 rifle with a direct-loading breech used in World War I by the Austro-Hungarian army. This type is a conversion to the 8×56 mmR cartridge from the original rifle chambered for the 8×50 mmR cartridge and produced during 1930-40. Most of these weapons were sold to the Bulgarian army in 1938-40.
This particular weapon is marked on the left side at the beginning of the barrel and next to it on the breech with the serial number and letter of the series. On the barrel, above the serial number, the calibre of the weapon is marked by 8.56 R. Top of the barrel, behind the sights, features large letter S, denoting weapons chambered for the 8×56 mmR cartridge, to prevent confusion of cartridges. It also stood for Spitzer due to the original 8×50 mmR cartridge having had a round bullet, while the new 8×56 mmR cartridge had a pointed bullet. The top of the breech behind the barrel is stamped with marking of the Hungarian manufacturer BUDAPEST with weapon type designation M 95. Stock guard on this side bears marking Z.W. 553. (Zentralwache Wien), indicating the weapon’s affiliation to the Vienna police and the weapon’s inventory number.
The right side on the barrel root bears name of the German barrel manufacturer Waffen HEGE stamped on it. Underneath are the Austrian verification marks of the Vienna Testing Facility in the form of NPV and an eagle with number 2. The verification eagle is also on the breech. Both the barrel and the breech are stamped with number 503. 54, which indicates the test report number and the last two digits of the test year. Last visible mark is located on the cartridge case cover from below in the form of the letter K, indicating affiliation of the parts manufacture in the Austrian factory Steyr.