Mannlicher-Schoenauer Y1903/14/30
Steyr Mannlicher · Rifle · Out Of Production · 1930
Also known as: Y1903/14/30, Mannlicher-Schoenauer M1903/14/30, Greek Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1903/14/30 Carbine
Overview
The Mannlicher-Schoenauer Y1903/14/30 is a bolt-action carbine, the final production pattern of Greece's service Mannlicher-Schoenauer, ordered in 1930 when the Hellenic Army procured a further 25,000 examples directly from the Steyr factory in Austria. Like the 1903/14 carbine it descends from, it is chambered for the 6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer cartridge, fed from Otto Schoenauer's distinctive rotary spool magazine that holds five rounds loaded by stripper clip. It retains the turning-bolt action with forward locking lugs and the full-length handguard of the 1914 update, offering good accuracy and the flat trajectory characteristic of the 6.5mm round. These carbines equipped Greek forces through the interwar period and into the Second World War.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3580 g (126.3 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1025 mm (40.35") |
| Barrel Length | 525 mm (20.67") |
| Action Type | Bolt Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 5 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Rotary |
| Muzzle Velocity | 680 m/s (2231 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 2334 J (1721 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 500 m (547 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 3000 m (3281 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Rifling Twist | 200 mm (7.87") |
| Number of Grooves | 4 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 6.5x54mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer · primary — also known as 6.5x54mm MS, 6.5x54mm Greek Mannlicher
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: Rotary Magazine, Stripper Clip
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety, Cocking Piece Safety
- Features: Rotary Spool Magazine, Full Length Handguard, Stripper Clip Loading, Turning Bolt Action
Variants
- Mannlicher-Schoenauer M1903 - Long Rifle
- Mannlicher-Schoenauer M1903/14 - Carbine
Base model
Service history
Operators
- Hellenic Army · adopted 1930 · as Y1903/14/30
Conflicts
- Greco-Italian War (1940-1941)
- World War II (1940-1945)
- Greek Civil War (1946-1949)
Production
Estimated total produced: 25,000 · Production years: 1930-1933
25,000 Y1903/14/30 carbines ordered by Greece in 1930 directly from Steyr; part of the wider Greek Mannlicher-Schoenauer procurement that ran from 1903.
Origin
Country of origin: Austria
Designer: Ferdinand Mannlicher, Otto Schoenauer
Discontinued: 1933
Notes
The 'Y' prefix is the Greek designation for a service pattern (Ypodeigma, 'model'). The 1903/14/30 was the last official Greek Mannlicher-Schoenauer contract, delivered directly by Steyr rather than through intermediaries.
Background
By 1930 Greece had ordered its Mannlicher-Schoenauers through several intermediaries over nearly three decades, but this final 25,000-carbine batch came straight from the Steyr works in Austria, closing out one of the longest single-pattern military rifle procurements of the early 20th century.