Mannlicher M1895 vs S&T Motiv K14: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

Mannlicher M1895

Straight pull bolt-action rifle

S&T Motiv K14 — licensed reference photograph

BSmall arms

S&T Motiv K14

Sniper rifle

Credit

Mztourist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Mannlicher M1895Rifle

1.272 m

Length source ↗

S&T Motiv K14Length

1.15 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 49 rows sourced on both sides

1.27mRifle

1.15m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.003 m

Carbine

Single source

1.272 m

Rifle

Single source

Rifle: 1,272 mm (50.1 in) Carbine: 1,003 mm (39.5 in)^[source]

1.15 m

Length

Single source

1,150 mm (45 in)^[source]

3.78kgRifle

7kgw/ sight & empty magazine

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.4 kg

Carbine

Single source

3.78 kg

Rifle

Single source

Rifle: 3.78 kg (8.3 lb) Carbine: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb)^[source]

5.5 kg

w/o sight & magazine

Single source

7 kg

w/ sight & empty magazine

Single source

5.5 kg (12 lb) (w/o sight & magazine) 7 kg (15 lb) (w/ sight & empty magazine)^[source]

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0.8kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

0.8 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

800 m (870 yd)^[source]

765mmRifle

610mm

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.5 m

Carbine

Single source

0.765 m

Rifle

Single source

Rifle: 765 mm (30.1 in) Carbine: 500 mm (19.7 in)^[source]

0.6096 m

Barrel length

Single source

609.6 mm (24.00 in)^[source]

≈ 20–25rounds/minapprox

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Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

≈ 20–25 rounds/min

approx

Single source

approx. 20–25 rounds/min^[source]

720m/sM93 (8×50mmR)

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Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

720 m/s

M93 (8×50mmR)

Single source

620 m/s

M93 (8×50mmR) M30 (8×56mmR)

Single source

M93 (8×50mmR): 620 m/s (2,000 ft/s) M30 (8×56mmR): 720 m/s (2,400 ft/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Mannlicher M1895 and S&T Motiv K14 configuration
Specification	Mannlicher M1895	S&T Motiv K14
Type	Straight pull bolt-action rifle^[source]	Sniper rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Austria-Hungary^[source]	South Korea^[source]
In service	1895–1918 ( Austria-Hungary ) 1895–present (Other nations, ceremonial)^[source]	2012–present^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Users^[source]
Wars	First Sino-Japanese War Boxer Rebellion Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I Russian Civil War Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia Revolutions and interventions in Hungary Polish-Soviet War Austrian Civil War Second Italo-Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War Sudeten German uprising World War II Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War Rhodesian Bush War^[source]	—
Designer	Ferdinand Mannlicher^[source]	S&T Motiv^[source]
Designed	1895^[source]	2011–2012^[source]
Manufacturer	1896–1918: Œ.W.G. in Steyr 1897–1926: F.G.GY. in Budapest 1918–1920: Zbrojovka Brno^[source]	S&T Motiv (2012–2021) SNT Motiv (2021–present)^[source]
Produced	1896–1920s^[source]	2012–present^[source]
No. built	approx. 3,500,000^[source]	—
Variants	See Variants^[source]	—
Cartridge	M95: 8×50mmR Mannlicher M95/30 & 31.M: 8×56mmR M95/24 & M95M: 7.92×57mm Mauser^[source]	.308 Winchester^[source]
Action	Straight-pull bolt action^[source]	Bolt-action^[source]
Feed system	5-round internal box magazine, loaded with 5-round en bloc clips or ( stripper clips in M95/24 and M95M variants)^[source]	Standard: 5-round magazine Optional: 10-round magazine^[source]
Sights	Rear V-notch flip-up sight and front post ( telescopic sight on sniper variant)^[source]	Schmidt & Bender PM II (2012–2015) Focus Optech SW-3125 (2015–present)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Albania Reported operator · Arab League Reported operator · Austria-Hungary Reported operator · Kingdom of Bulgaria Reported operator · Czechoslovakia Reported operator · Finland Reported operator · Ethiopian Empire Reported operator · Nazi Germany Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Hungary Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Kenya Reported operator · Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Qing dynasty Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Russian Empire Reported operator · Serbia Reported operator · Soviet Union Reported operator · Francoist Spain Reported operator · Spanish Republic Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Yemen Reported operator · Yugoslavia	Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Jordan

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Mannlicher M1895

S&T Motiv K14

Type

Straight pull bolt-action rifle^[source]

Sniper rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Austria-Hungary^[source]

South Korea^[source]

In service

1895–1918 ( Austria-Hungary ) 1895–present (Other nations, ceremonial)^[source]

2012–present^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]

Wars

First Sino-Japanese War Boxer Rebellion Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I Russian Civil War Austro-Slovene conflict in Carinthia Revolutions and interventions in Hungary Polish-Soviet War Austrian Civil War Second Italo-Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War Sudeten German uprising World War II Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War Rhodesian Bush War^[source]

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Designer

Ferdinand Mannlicher^[source]

S&T Motiv^[source]

Designed

1895^[source]

2011–2012^[source]

Manufacturer

1896–1918: Œ.W.G. in Steyr 1897–1926: F.G.GY. in Budapest 1918–1920: Zbrojovka Brno^[source]

S&T Motiv (2012–2021) SNT Motiv (2021–present)^[source]

Produced

1896–1920s^[source]

2012–present^[source]

No. built

approx. 3,500,000^[source]

—

Variants

See Variants^[source]

—

Cartridge

M95: 8×50mmR Mannlicher M95/30 & 31.M: 8×56mmR M95/24 & M95M: 7.92×57mm Mauser^[source]

.308 Winchester^[source]

Action

Straight-pull bolt action^[source]

Bolt-action^[source]

Feed system

5-round internal box magazine, loaded with 5-round en bloc clips or ( stripper clips in M95/24 and M95M variants)^[source]

Standard: 5-round magazine Optional: 10-round magazine^[source]

Sights

Rear V-notch flip-up sight and front post ( telescopic sight on sniper variant)^[source]

Schmidt & Bender PM II (2012–2015) Focus Optech SW-3125 (2015–present)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Albania
Reported operator · Arab League
Reported operator · Austria-Hungary
Reported operator · Kingdom of Bulgaria
Reported operator · Czechoslovakia
Reported operator · Finland
Reported operator · Ethiopian Empire
Reported operator · Nazi Germany
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · Hungary
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Kenya
Reported operator · Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Qing dynasty
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Russian Empire
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · Soviet Union
Reported operator · Francoist Spain
Reported operator · Spanish Republic
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Yemen
Reported operator · Yugoslavia

Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Jordan