Austria · founded in 1864
Steyr Arms (Steyr Mannlicher)
Austrian arsenal founded by Josef Werndl, father of the AUG bullpup.
History
Josef Werndl founded the Österreichische Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft in Steyr in 1864. The historic factory produced Mannlicher rifles, the Steyr M1912 pistol and a vast range of military arms for the Austro-Hungarian and German empires until 1945. After the war it evolved into Steyr-Daimler-Puch and then Steyr Mannlicher.
In 1977 it introduced the Steyr AUG, the first modern military bullpup with integrated optics and extensive polymer use: a revolution adopted by Austria, Australia (F88), Ireland, New Zealand and others. Steyr also developed the SSG-69 sniper rifle and the innovative HS .50 BMG bullpup.
Iconic products
- →Steyr AUG — first modern military bullpup.
- →Steyr SSG-69, SSG-08 — Austrian precision rifles.
- →Steyr M1912 — Austro-Hungarian Imperial Army pistol.