Steyr En-Bloc Clip Markings |
These are notes I've made regarding the markings found on the en-bloc clips used for the Steyr M90 & M95, with the assistance of The Hebrew Hammer, Procrastinator43, 1886Lebel, Rapidrob, & other members at the Surplus Rifle Forums, Doc AV, Nick, Enfield56, Valo62 & other members at Parallax Bill's Curio & Relic Forum, Nick, Doc AV, Enfield56, KH, Alb87, jaz5833, Valo62, AndyB, Jerry in MI, Tplan, HillgerRomak84 and other members at Gunboards.com, Valo62 and other members at Yesterday's Weapons M95 forum, treshkin, pbutler, JohnMoss, enfield56, dutch, JPeelen, JJE, UFOandUSOxwd and other members at International Ammunition Association-Collector's Forum, aorta10 at the World War Forum, and mrriedell. Their assistance & contributions are greatly appreciated!All images copyright by their respective owners and used with permission. This page copyright by Zeliard. Email Zeliard: steyrclips at protonmail.com |
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8mm Mannlicher En-Bloc Clip Quick Identification |
Below are the three basic clip styles used by 8x50R & 8x56R Mannlicher rifles. While there are variations,only those that help positively identify a manufacturer are used for this list. |
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Known Markings & Manufacturers |
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| | Gewehr und Munitionsfabrik. Spandau, Germany. | Opened in 1733 as a branch of the Prussian State Arsenal in Potsdam. Manufactured Gewehr 88 & 98 rifles and MG 08 machine guns. Closed in 1918 after World War I ended. |
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Austrian single-headed eagle | Georg Roth - Lichtenwörth Staatsfabrik, Austria. Staatsfabrik Patronenfabrik Lichtenwörth AG, Austria. |
Austrian First Republic symbol. Used by Georg Roth's Lichtenwörth State Factory from 1926-1928. After Roth the factory became Patronenfabrik Lichtenwörth AG, a State Factory, from 1928-1933. Hirtenberger Patronenfabrik purchased the factory in 1933. See Austrian Double Headed Eagle. |
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Austrian double-headed eagle | Hirtenberger Patronen Züundhütchen & Metallwarenfabrik AG, Hirtenberg, Austria. A.K.A. Staatsfabrik Hirtenberger Patronenfabrik, Hirtenberg |
Federal State of Austria symbol from '34-38. Official State Factory after buying out Patronenfabrik Lichtenwörth AG. PButler's images are not of brass clips, but rather lacquer coated steel. SeeAustrian single-headed eagle. |
alb87 | kh | jaz5833 |
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jerry in MI | pbutler | pbutler |
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Eagle and swastika | Gustloff-Werke, Otto Eberhardt-Patronenfabrik. Hirtenberg, Austria. | Formerly Hirtenberger Patronen Züundhütchen& Metallwarenfabrik A.G. until 1938 when taken over by Gustloff-Werke after the Anschluss. See AM for more information. |
alb87 | alb87 | jaz5833 |
jerry in MI | rapidrob | ufoandusoxwd |
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局申 Ju Shen (Jú shēn) | Jiangnan (Kiangnan) Arsenal, Shanghai, China. | Founded in 1865 as the General Bureau of Machine Manufacture of Jiangnan. A.K.A. Jiagnan Machine Works. Kiangnan was the romanized spelling used until the 1980s. Ceased producing armaments in 1937. The Jiangnan Arsenal also operated a shipyard which is still in business today as the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Factory. |
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ufoandusoxwd | ufoandusoxwd |
Known Markings, Unknown Manufacturers |
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GH inside circle | Unknown. Previously thought to possibly be Geo. Hopkins & Co., but this has been disproved. Could still be from an unknown subcontractor for Kynoch, possibly the pen-nib maker, George W. Hughes, but that's just speculation. This same marking has also shown up on clips for the 1893 Romanian Mannlicher. |
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Brass, standard ribbing Made by Pirotecnico di Bologna, Italy. Produced cartridges from 1880-1944. |
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Blued with vertical ribbing. Societá Metallurgica Italiana (SMI). There were 2 different factories: Fornaci di Barga (Lucca), part of the Orlando group, formed in 1915 and Campo Tizzoro (Pistoia) in 1910. Campo Tizzoro used the headstamp CT but in the early days this marking was often omitted. SMI changed its name to KME Group, SpA in 2006 and manufactures industrial goods such as laminates and tubing. |
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Slab sided (no cutout), no ribbing. Made in Russia for captured Mannlicher rifles from Austria-Hungary. Clips made at various plants, including the Gruszka (Grushka) metal factory in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan and the Saint Petersburg ammunition factory. Some are darker or lighter than others, depending on the manufacturer, but there is no way of telling which plant or factory made which clip. | |||
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Bare metal or blued, standard (slanted) ribbing. For M.88 clips: bare metal. Made by either Artillerie Zeug Fabrik (See AZF) or Georg Roth (See GR). For M.90 clips: blued. Various manufacturers, no way of telling exactly who made it. | |||
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Brass, no ribbing. Possibly made by the Jiangnan (later Shanghai) Arsenal. These may be for the Kuaili M1888 rifle in 7.62x55R, but could just as well be for 8x50R cartridges so including them here. The clips in ufoandusoxwd's images had been recently excavated but not cleaned so that's why they look like steel clips. | |||
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ufoandusoxwd | ufoandusoxwd |