The Esser-Barrat rifle was an experimental slide-action firearm in the United Kingdom at the start of the 20th century. It was essentially a development on the Austrian
Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
The Mannlicher M1895 (german: link=no, Infanterie Repetier-Gewehr M.95, hu, Gyalogsági Ismétlő Puska M95; "Infantry Repeating-Rifle M95") is a straight pull bolt-action rifle, designed by Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher that used a refined ...
straight-pull bolt-action rifle, but with the bolt connected to a pump on the for-end of the stock.
The firearm was tested in
Bisley Ranges
The National Shooting Centre is the UK's largest shooting sports complex, comprising several shooting ranges as well as the large "Bisley Camp" complex of accommodation, clubhouses and support services. The centre is located near the village o ...
,
Bisley, Surrey
Bisley is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England, approximately southwest of central London. It is midway between Woking (to the east) and Camberley (to the west). The village had a population of 3,965 in ...
in 1906, but never adopted for military use.
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Trial and research firearms of the United Kingdom
Rifles of the United Kingdom
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