WW1 - Portuguese Weapons and Equipments

            Kropatschek M1886:  Lenght 132 cm   weight 4,45 kg       cal. 8x56 Kropatschek
Mauser Vergueiro M1904:  110 cm weight   3,8 kg  cal  6.5x58  Vergueiro
Lewis:       lenght 127 cm   weight    12,7 kg      1270  cal    7.7x56
SMLE No 1 mark III:   lenght: 114 cm      weight:   3,9 kg  cal  7.7x56  
The  Kropatschek was an Austro-Hungarian bolt-action  rifle designed for black powder cartridges cal. 8x60R, it was modified to use the new smokeless 8x56 Kropatschek cartridge.  It was widely used by the Portuguese Colonial Army in Africa., it was built by the Austrian Steyr, it was superseeded by the Mauser Vergueiro, but it it was also used during the Second World War by the Portuguese colonial troops against the Japanese army in the Pacific sector. It was officially called  Espingarda de Infantaria 8 mm m/1886
The Mauser Vergueiro was a bolt action rifle, it was the ordnance rifle during the Great War,  it was used in Africa against the Von Lettow-Vorbeck Army corp in Mozambique,  and in several clash that took place along the Angola borders, while it wasn't used on the western Front, because, due to logistical reason, the Portuguese Expedition Force was armed with British Weapons, the reason for I included the Lewis LMG and the SMLE rifle. 
Portugal and France bought the American automatic pistol Savage model 1907 cal 7.65 mm. This was an excellent weapon, delayed blowback operating , in .45 ACP, it participated in the 1906-1911 US Army Trial, and was the second finalist, but as we all know, the winner was the Colt model 1911, it was adopted by the Portuguese army in .32 ACP.
The Lewis was a light machine gun air cooled, very reliable and accurate, but it was more expansive than the Vicker, even if faster to be built. 50.000 were producted.
   

Taken on: January 25, 2019

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