Gewehr M.95

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The Mannlicher M1895 was the standard bolt-action service rifle of the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I. Manufactured in high numbers, the weapon also served with the successor states of Austria and Hungary after the armistice, in addition to a number of other Eastern European and Balkan states.

The weapon employed a revolutionary straight-pull action bolt that gave the unique weapon a high rate of fire, supplementing its favorable reliability. Fed via a 5-round stripped clip similar in design to the German Gewehr 98, the M1895 was originally chambered for the round-nosed 8x50mmR Mannlicher, and used this cartridge for the duration of World War I. Post war, it was converted to fire more powerful pointed-head "spitzer" bullets, such as the 8x56mmR.

Battlefield 1
The Gewehr M.95 is set to appear in Battlefield 1. It was first seen during the Gamescom Livestream event hosted by EA.