page_title: Bosnian-Herzegovinian Infantry
section_title: Weaponry
hierarchical_section_title: Bosnian-Herzegovinian Infantry / Weaponry
context_page_description: The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Infantry, commonly called the Bosniaken, were a branch of the Austro-Hungarian Army. Recruited from outside the Austrian and Hungarian regions of the Dual-Monarchy, with a significant proportion of Muslim personnel, these regiments enjoyed a special status. They had their own distinctive uniforms and were given their own numbering sequence within the Common Army.
  The units were part of the Austro-Hungarian infantry in 1914 and consisted of four infantry regiments and a Field Rifles Battalion.
context_section_description: For most of its existence the Bosnian units were equipped with the Austrian Gewehr Mannlicher M 1890 rifle. The religious requirements of Muslim soldiers were meticulously observed and respected. Junior officers and NCOs came up the ranks during the first phase of training. Within the German-speaking Habsburg army these five units were considered as an elite, warranting a special separate numbering system (within the line infantry).
caption: Gewehr Mannlicher M 1890
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