Brazilian Comblain Modelo II
Liège Gunmakers (Belgian Trade) · Rifle · Out Of Production · 1874
Also known as: Comblain M1874, Fuzil Comblain Modelo 1874, Comblain Modelo 2
Overview
The Brazilian Comblain Modelo II is a single-shot falling-block military rifle adopted by the Brazilian Army in 1874, the second Brazilian pattern of the Belgian Comblain designed by Hubert Joseph Comblain of Liège. Chambered for the 11mm Belgian (11x50R) black-powder cartridge, it retains the all-steel shrouded (hammerless) dropping-block action operated by an under-lever, but differs from the Modelo I by adding a wooden handguard secured to the barrel by two steel clips, a sliding safety button on the trigger housing, a simplified squared-off operating lever, and a removable firing-pin/striker assembly in the breechblock.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 4280 g (151.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1210 mm (47.64") |
| Barrel Length | 832 mm (32.76") |
| Action Type | Falling Block |
| Firing Mechanism | Internal Hammer |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 1 rounds |
| Muzzle Velocity | 430 m/s (1411 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 2218 J (1636 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 500 m (547 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 1200 m (1312 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Number of Grooves | 4 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 11mm Belgian · primary — also known as 11x50R, 11.4x50R, 11mm Albini, 11mm Belgian Infantry
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Single Shot
- Safety mechanisms: Half Cock, Sliding Safety Button
- Features: Shrouded Hammerless Action, Wooden Handguard With Two Steel Clips, Squared Off Operating Lever, Removable Firing Pin Striker, Ramp And Leaf Sight
Service history
Operators
- Brazilian Army · adopted 1874 · as Modelo II
Production
Production years: 1874-1880s
Manufactured by the Liège gun trade for the Brazilian Army; exact Modelo II figures not recorded, and surviving unaltered examples are rare
Origin
Country of origin: Brazil
Designer: Hubert Joseph Comblain
Discontinued: 1895
Notes
Original unaltered Modelo II rifles are scarce because most were later modified to Modelo IV standard, chiefly by removing the sliding safety button. Like the Modelo I, the type was built by the Liège gun trade for Brazil and remained in Army service into the 1890s.
Background
The Modelo II's most visible upgrade over the first pattern was its short-lived sliding safety button; collectors prize the few rifles that escaped the later Modelo IV conversion that stripped that safety back out.