With support from the government's Spandau arsenal, the improvements to the safety mechanism were completed and the rifle was formally accepted on 14 February 1872 as Infantry Rifle Model 1871 by the German Empire excluding Bavaria. (, The German state armories in the cities of, sterreichischen Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft, In addition to Mauser other private companies were contracted to produce the rifles, including an order of 180,000 from, Spangenberg, Sauer, Schilling and Haenel in Suhl, It is estimated that more than 1.8 million M71 Mausers, including rifles, some numbers of Jger (hunter) short rifles (, SPECIFICATIONS, STATISTICS & DATA (I.G. Peruvian Model 1909 Parts 1. When the first found was chambered by the bolt, the charger ejected, leaving the five stacked rounds inside the fixed magazine. His son, Frederick II (Frederick the Great) leading this army during the Seven Years war (1756-1763) resulted in Prussia defeating an alliance made up of France, Sweden, Russia, Saxony and Austria. [24] Uruguay, Siam and Honduras also fielded the M71 from the 1880s. Exc (al2004) Category Search; Colt Guns; [1][5][6] The now well known Mauser "wing" type safety lever was developed for the Gewehr 71. Waffeb. Photos from Robert W.D.Ball, Mauser Military rifles of the World, 4th Ed., Gun digest, 2006. Mauser designs have created a benchmark for all the series of bolt action rifles used for sports such as hunting and military purposes. The M71 proved popular enough that following its withdrawn from European service large numbers of otherwise obsolete Mauser M71s and M71/84s were also later purchased via large arms dealers. Mauser would go on to supply Germany and much of the world with his rifle designs through two world wars and beyond. Featuring a box magazine and a one-piece bolt with dual forward locking lugs, the Belgian Model 1889 rifle served as a basis for further Mauser turnbolt rifle developments. Similarly to the K Mod.71 Carbine, the M1879 was fully stocked to the muzzle but it was also fitted with a short stud on the nosecap that extends to the muzzle. To the same extent, we do as well. in. MAUSER M-24 8MM LR SHORT ACTION BOLT SPORTER BOLT AND SAFETY. Ges. The M71 was used primarily by the new united Germany under Bismarck and remained in service until adoption of the M71/84, a tube magazine repeater evolution of the M71. I used a 390 grain lead round nose bullet (originals were 385 gr) and I had satisfactory results with 77 grains of Goex fffg (an original I took apart had 77.6 grains black powder). Manufacturing codes are assigned to the various firearms manufacturers. Among those imports were substantial numbers of OEWG manufactured M1871 Mausers. Mauser Military Rifles Of The World by Robert Ball. The Boers also used this model against the British in the Second Boer War in South Africa. In addition to Mauser other private companies were contracted to produce the rifles, including an order of 180,000 from Productionsgenossenschaft Spangenberg, Sauer, Schilling and Haenel in Suhl (Production Consortium of Spangenberg, Sauer, Schilling and Haenel) which manufactured the M71 between 1876 and 1882. Proceeds and commissions from these sales - in part - go towards the purchase of additional reference materials and acquisition expenses. Production of the M71 to supply the new German Confederation, de facto headed by Prussias Otto von Bismark who unified Germany was extensive and widespread. Mod. Included in the listing is the pictured Chilean Mauser Model of 1895. This rifle was made in 1886 at the German Spandau factory, and is a piece of Mauser history. It has lots of other deep German markings on the metal & wood. As the Infantrieregiments drafted their members from the german regions, the Reserveinfantrieregimenter were also from german regions. There is a Monarch's Cypher on the upper left chamber flat and multiple parts such as the flat of the bolt handle which could be F.W. During this period, Mauser produced a large quantity of Model 98k carbines for Germany and Standard-Modell Mauser short rifles for export. Create an account or login in order to post a comment. The Model 71 was chambered for the slightly bottlenecked 11 mm Mauser cartridge, also developed by Mauser, with a 370-gr., paper-patched bullet backed with 77 grs. Military Mausers were produced in limited quantity following World War II, but are now obsolete for military purposes. The Protestant reformation, begun by Martin Luther boiled over into religious conflict in 1618, lasting 30 years. I have been unable to confirm whether 11mm Mausers were ever actually put into service by Uruguay, however M1871 rifles that have been rebarreled to the smokeless 6.5x53 Daudetau cartridge were certainly provided to Uruguay, and are marked Socit Francais des Armes Portative de St. Denis, Paris, the marking being a S.F.A.P. Rifles produced at the Amberg factory in Bavaria for the Bavarian government are marked on the top chamber flat with a crown over Amberg and with a crown over L on the upper left chamber flat, denoting King Ludwig II of Bavaria (who reigned 1864-1886). Not every Mauser thus uses Peter Pauls bolt action system. This was a devastating conflict that left an estimated half of the population of Germany killed by either war or starvation. Think of a semi-automatic pistol issued to U.S. military personnel during World War II, and the Model 1911A1 immediately comes to mind. This ultimately was traced to the arrangement and placement of its combination front barrel band-nosecap locking into the barrel lug beneath the nosecap. Although the M71 was overall quite competitive as a front line infantry weapon, its accuracy was never as good as had been hoped. His son, Frederick II (Frederick the Great) leading this army during the Seven Years war, As early as 1867 the Mauser brothers, Peter Paul and Wilhelm Mauser, began working in association with Samuel Norris, the Remington importer for Europe, on the design of a bolt action single-shot rifle for use with a metallic cartridge. France adopted the Lebel smokeless-powder magazine rifle in 1886, and Germany kept pace with this important development by adopting a 7.9 mm. The Mauser 98: The Best Bolt-Action Rifle Ever Made? WW - WOOD IS WORSE FOR THE PERCENT FINISH RATING GIVEN. The number of rifles used is uncertain but the Korean Empire manufactured ammunition for them, which means that the Korean Empire used a respectable number of them. The Jgerbchse mounts the standard M1871 Mauser bayonet on a lug fitted to the right side of the nosecap, in a manner quite similar to that of the M1878 Swiss Vetterli. Two features are worth noting: The rear sight is substantial by 1871 standards, and its base is a near half-cylinder soldered to the barrel. Honduras may also have utilized the M71s, but if so, then in very small quantities and distinguishing characteristics are currently unknown. The Belgian Mauser, Model 1889, was used by the Belgian army and was made by Fabrique-National (FN). IMPERIAL GERMAN MODEL 1871 MAUSER BAYO-ALEX COPPEL - UNIT MARKED Pre-Owned $365.00 agnitsch (4,286) 99.8% or Best Offer +$19.00 shipping Sponsored German M1871 Mauser Ammunition Pouch $115.00 xavier9ca (313) 100% or Best Offer +$19.00 shipping from Canada Sponsored MAUSER 1871 SINGLE SHOT TRIGGER AND SPRING Pre-Owned $100.00 7540george (1,890) 100% Corrected January 6, 2001, Copyright 1997-2023 Keith Doyon & Josh Underkofler, (Non-U.S.) Black Powder, Metallic Cartidge, Military Rifles, What we know today as Germany, located in the central heart of Western Europe, has had an almost unbroken history of warfare going back to pre-Christian Roman days. Steyr is represented by a round target with "STEYR," written in the center. The civilian side of the business was purchased by investors Ortmeier and Lke. The I.G.Mod.71/84 is an 1871 pattern rifle with a tubular magazine (itself a derivation of the Winchester system), coupled with a Mauser designed lifting mechanism and improved rear sight. 1887 I.G. It carries a cleaning rod fitted beneath the forestock that extends all the way to the muzzle. The Mauser Model 71/84 was designed as a tubular magazine version of the Model 1871 rifle. Nicely done. Starting 1907, about half of these were converted in Kragujevac to shoot the 757mm from a 5-shot box magazine; the new barrels were purchased from Steyr. Swedish Mauser 1894 Parts 13. It is the first rifle developed to fire the 8MM Mauser cartridge successfully. When I finally got the top wood off I didn't find any kind of stampings to help identify it's origin. This is my first posting of several rifles I purchased from a sergeant major I once knew. From a rest I was getting 4 groups at 50 yards and 8 groups at 100 yards. Visit our Shopping Site pages and buy from us direct or visit our Books for Sale pages and buy research materials from one of our affiliates. The next twenty years under the direction of Bismarck were generally a time of growth for Germany, which did not begin to unravel until Wilhelm II, the grandson of Wilhelm I, dismissed Bismarck in 1890, thereby sowing the seeds for Germanys disastrous experience in WWI. Over the next 400 years, the area that is now Germany disintegrated into little more than a loose league of princes and nobles generally referred to as the Holy Roman Empire, but which in reality had little in common except language. ).8.114 which I think may be the Bavarian 8th Regiment, 8th company, rifle number 144. The Mauser rifle was initially made in Germany, and contemporary models are still produced in the southeastern German town of Isny im Allgu. For instance, the following models all use 7.65x53mm rounds . The 11mm Mauser (.43 Mauser) cartridges shown are original and not my reloads. My 71 Mauser is a single-shot. They quickly became a worldwide . Spandau, Amberg, Erfurt, and Danzig all produced the German 71/84. It is estimated that more than 1.8 million M71 Mausers, including rifles, some numbers of Jger (hunter) short rifles (Jgerbchse) and 80,000100,000 carbines for cavalry and auxiliary troops had been built and had gone out into the field. 71 was a brass-handled, steel guard, straight-blade sword bayonet, which may have been influenced by the widely-copied French M1866 yatagan bayonet as most countries with large armies to equip seem to have been tending toward the much less expensive socket bayonet. In 1941, the number codes were replaced by letter codes, and a further change was made in the last part of the war when a new system of letter codes was adopted. SWEDISH M-94 /38 /9 6 COMPLETE BOLT TURNED DOWN SPORTER BOLT HANDLE AND SPORTER SAFTEY. Spent cases are removed by the motion of tipping the rifle to one side, and a new round manually dropped into the receiver and chambered with the bolt. Lastly, look for any other stamps or marks on the receiver and the stock. In spite of being close to the original loads, by chronograph shows those reloads to be about 100fps slower than what my research says the original bullets fired (1443fps). Bismarck dismissed the Prussian parliament, cancelled the constitution and substantially built up the army. The first successful Mauser rifle was the Model 1871 made principally for Germany. One of the Chilean models is the Chileno 1895 Mauser, with an action that is not as robust as the M98s action. The Mauser K98 rifle is officially known as the Mauser Karbine(carbine) 98. Photo from: https://worldbayonets.com/Researching_Your_Finds/M1871_Rifle_Story/m1871_mauser_rifle.html which provides interesting additional information. A member of The American Rifleman staff since 1957 he has written many articles on arms and ammunition and is the author of the book Mauser Bolt Rifles. Eventually Bavaria outright replaced its Werder rifles with the M71 Mausers for its front-line infantry, relegating the Werders to rear-echelon troops and to reserve. Askari troops in German East Africa armed with Model 1871s, Hernandez, Edwin "ARMAS DE FUEGO USADAS EN LAS LUCHAS CIVILES Y POR LOS CUERPOS ARMADOS DOMINICANOS (SIGLOS XIX Y XX)", Socit Franaise d'Armes Portatives Saint Denis, "The Hunting Guns of the German Kaiser German Hunting Guns". The other side was marked Mauser AG too. GERMANY shows 71's and 71/84's (although there is a mistake with a heading of 1871 for S98's) both dress and issue. MAUSER M-96 SWEDISH WILL FIT SWEDISH MODELS 38 AND 96 (AS NEW) MAUSER 24 47, 24 INTERMEDIATE 98 SERIES , 8MM STRIPPED, TURNED DOWN. Although we have not been able to determine the numbers of M71 rifles in Korea, Japanese documents refer to the rifles arming 5 battalions of Korean government troops with the rifles, which could range from 1,500 to 5,000 soldiers. 71/84 Mausers. [15], In 1894, Uruguay had their stockpile of M71 rifles converted to smokeless 6.553.5mm SR (Daudeteau system) by Socit Franaise d'Armes Portatives Saint Denis in France. If a rifle is imported into the US, its place of origin is usually indicated by an import stamp on the barrel. Siam, modern day Thailand, acquired a substantial number of obsolete black powder cartridge arms at the end of the 19th beginning of the 20th centuries. The German armed forces tested the Mauser K98. To put down the Donghak Peasant Revolt of 1894 the unpopular Korean government asked the Chinese for help which sent in 2,700 Chinese troops. Unique to this Mauser series, its upper band is mounted via a transverse screw the runs through the forestock roughly half-way to the muzzle. Arms factories in Spain, Poland, Yugoslavia, and China also turned out Mausers in large quantity. My '71 Mauser is a single-shot. The groove depth of the latter rifle however is only that of the M1871. Model 1871 Hunter Short Rifle (Jgerbchse M1871), Photo credit:Armmuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) (http://www.digitaltmuseum.se). This army, the best disciplined and capable of Europe in the 1700s, was built by King Frederick Wilhelm I. Copyright 2023 National Rifle Association, Women On Target Instructional Shooting Clinics, Volunteer At The Great American Outdoor Show, Marion P. Hammer Women Of Distinction Award, Women's Wildlife Management / Conservation Scholarship, National Youth Shooting Sports Cooperative Program, American Rifleman 125th Anniversary Special, The Greatest - The History of John M. 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The rifle is a powerful, well-built weapon with a smooth bolt action that many other gun manufacturers, even in modern times, have envied and emulated since 1898. Keen observers will note that the left cartridge is headstamped 43M (Mauser) below Dominion which is a Canadian cartridge manufacturer who produced selected black powder military cartridges until at least well into the 1950s. It also used the small caliber 7mm round, the smallest caliber available until the advent of the Swedish Mauser 6.5mm round in 1895. After its withdrawal from service large numbers of M71s were sold around the world through famous arms dealers such as Adolph Frank of Hamburg, Germany and Francis Bannerman of New York. Presented for sale, you will find a Chilean Mauser Model of 1895. Perhaps as a result of its heritage from the earlier and quite successful Dreyse needle-fire rifle, the M71 is both large and heavy. It stayed in service until the end of 1945. [23], The M71 was also exported to Japan for testing and was used to improve the design of the Murata rifle. Paul Mauser was disappointed that Germany had adopted the Model 1888 without consulting him, but a 7.65 mm. The Germans also used the M71 in its original 11mm configuration to arm its African troops through WWI. If reloading, do not use this data, use modern sources of reloading data only. After Prussia and the German states had rung up a string of military victories against powerful European states Denmark (1864), Austria (1866) and then France (1871), many South American countries looked to the German Empire for both military guidance via German military advisors and military hardware, including rifles and bayonets. (A Research, Photo-Identification and Information Website since 1997). Home Gun How To Identify Mauser Rifles [Complete Guide]. While they undoubtedly proved a headache for arms manufacturers who had to maintain an extensive assortment of marking dies, they now provide considerable fascination and delight for arms students and collectors. The bolt of the rifle used a split bolt design similar to the French Chassepot, and used a unique leaf mainspring . The M1871 Mauser was the first European military rifle to benefit from being manufactured using the "American System" which entailed production on an assembly line using interchangeable parts. In addition, the bolt for the Mauser K98 set a design standard found in today's modern firearms because it is renowned for its safety. The Karabiner 98 kurz, or K98k, was produced in Belgium from 1946 onwards and is based on the Mauser M98 system. During 187071, Germany extensively tested many different rifles, with the M1869 Bavarian Werder being the Mausers chief competitor. Bullet: Round-nosed, paper-patched, lead bullet of 385 grains (25 grams), Load: 5 grams (77 Grains) of black powder. Meet The Mauser 98K: The Best Military Rifle Of All Time? Other Vz23 piece faked with new sawback and certainly strange german crown letter/ 1871 date, haha. Swedish Mauser 1938 Parts 12. Most such acquired arms still bear the markings of their previous service, but in addition most also are marked either on the top of the receiver ring or chamber flat with the Siamese Chakra, and may also bear additional Sanskrit markings. Specifications& Statistics for the Model 1871 Carbine, Rear Sight: 200 m, 300m small leaf, to 1,300m with ladder up, M1879 Grenz-Aufseher-Gewehr (G.A.G. For a start, they were first designed and engineered by the German Mauser brothers Peter Paul and Wilhelm for the German military. Specifications& Statistics for the M1879 Grenz-Aufseher-Gewehr, Rear Sight: a very simple short-range double folding leaf. The same is true of later letter codes. An authentic German Mauser M98, which still uses Peter Paul Mausers design, is an expensive rifle and a different beast entirely to other budget bolt action weapons. Germany was the battlefield between Catholic Austria (often allied with Spain), in its struggle against Protestant Scandinavians and Dutch. Please Note: This site is best viewed on a desktop, laptop or tablet computer. 25bcd Gustloff Werke, Werk Weimar, Weimar bnz Steyr-Daimler Puch, A.-G., Werk Steyr, Steyr, Austrabyf Mauser-Werke, A.-G., Oberndorf a./N.ce J.P. Sauer & Sohn, Suhl dot Waffenwerke Bruenn, A.-G., Brno, Czechoslovakia dou Waffenwerke Bruenn, A.-G., Werk Bystricaduv Berlin-Luebecker Maschinenfabriken, Werk Luebecksvw Mauser-Werke, A.-G., (late code) Oberndorf a./N. (Although the Kaiser in Prussia was the German emperor, the various German states like Bavaria retained their royal families and equipped their own armies according to imperial standards). There are several ways to identify a Mauser, namely the date and place of manufacture, the name of the factory, proof markings and makers codes present on the barrel, receiver or headstock, and the import stamp. (Note that such rifles would in fact have originally been produced for Germany and would carry German cyphers and all related markings. True German unification really first began when King Wilhelm I became king of Prussia in 1861 and chose the brilliant Count Otto Von Bismarck as his prime minister. Showing 1-50 of 153 results. [1], Paul Mauser developed his bolt-action rifle from 1867 to 1871. Stock marked with unit or rack marks and imperial proofs. It has lots of Imperial German inspection and acceptance markings, even on the wood stock, though those are faded. This short rifle was chambered to fire a unique 11.1537.5R cartridge, a trimmed down version of the full-power military cartridge. Many other firms also produced the 98k and various other Mausers for the German military machine during the rearmament period and World War II. Sweden adopted a Mauser carbine in 1894 and a Mauser rifle in 1896, both chambered for the 6.5x55 cartridge. Estimated . With support from the government's Spandau arsenal,[citation needed] the improvements to the safety mechanism were completed and the rifle was formally accepted on 14 February 1872 as Infantry Rifle Model 1871 by the German Empire, excluding Bavaria that adopted the Werder. [23] The M71 Jger rifles saw service in African theatre of World War I, being the standard rifle of the Schutztruppe. In 1896, both Loewe and Mauser came under the control of Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken, A.-G. (German Arms and Ammunition Co., Inc.) abbreviated DWM. Original Item: Only One Available. Mauser & Co., in Oberndorf, in the Austrian state of Salzburg, built roughly 100,000 rifles and carbines between 1873 and 1884, for the Kingdom of Wrttemberg. The most common varieties seem to be those manufactured in and marked "Spandau" and "Amberg" but no fewer than nine(!) of black-powder. The M1871 Mauser was the first European military rifle to benefit from being manufactured using the American System which entailed production on an assembly line using interchangeable parts. They imported large quantities of then-modern rifles to assess and consider in the eventual design of their first locally produced infantry rifle, the, Korea in the late 19th Century was substantially dominated by Chinese and Japanese influence. In 1871, the Mauser brothers released the Mauser M1871 rifle. Swedish Mauser 1896 Parts 12. (Infanterie-Gewehr) Model 71/84 (11mm) Mauser (Manufactured at Amberg Arsenal in 1887) (Click PIC to Enlarge) Perhaps go to the link for Keith Doyan in that entry and see if there's contact information for him, if you don't have any luck getting an answer here. This is a Rare Antique Mauser to add to your collection. Mauser 1871 rifle dated 1883. Few rifles have influenced firearm design and military history as much as the Mauser 98. The trigger guard of the M71 is almost always brass, but we have examined examples with both brass trigger guards and with steel trigger guards. It shot a unique 11.1537.5mmR cartridge, a trimmed down version of the full-power military cartridge. No bayonets were produced for use with the carbine K Mod.71. Reichspatrone M1871 (aka: 11mm Mauser, 11.15x60R, 11x60R M71 Mauser). MAUSER M-1881 NO BOLT HEAD. Since then the M1871 Mauser became known in Ireland as the "Howth Mauser". While the M71 infantry rifles were removed from front-line service as soon as M71/84 rifles became available (and even these did not stay in service very long once smokeless powder came on the scene in 1886), the Jgerbchse M71s remained in service with the German Gendarmen(police) as well as overseas with the Schtz-truppe units in German African colonial service to the 20th century. The serial number 5148B appears on virtually every component of this carbine, with some smaller parts just having the shortened 18. This rifle was developed by Paul Mauser and was provisionally adopted in December of 1871, however improvements were needed and it was officially adopted in February of 1872. | 1940 | No CC Fee | $Reduced GI#: 102213261 Aside from the Mauser bolt action design, there are three other main ones the Lee-Enfield design, the Remington-700, and theMosin-Nagantsystem. Another collector passed away and the widow offered him the whole huge collection and was not interested in selling him only part. The Mauser action would go on to be utilized in the 8mm Portuguese M1886 Mauser-Kropatschek and many dozens of smokeless powder Mauser military rifles from the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. For example, some Mauser K98 manufacturing codes are . In the first millennium A.D., Charlemagne (Charles the Great) conquered the heathen Saxons, converted them to Christianity, surprised attacks on the pope and ruled as the Emperor of all of Western Europe. Last Updated on November 6, 2022 by Anthony Foster. Last I heard they were getting divorced. The Mauser 98 Magnum is prized for big game hunting and uses six .375 H&H Magnum or five .416 Rigby Magnum rounds. Mauser K98 - Rifle Of The Third Reich www.ammoland.com. M1871 Mauser rifle. The Chinese units used the old M71 while German forces used the M71/84. Also in 1896, Germany experimented with Mausers of various calibers. The bolt is retained by a screw-mounted stop washer mounted on the top of the bolt ahead of the handle which fits into a matching semi-circular cutout on the top of the receiver bridge. Carbine rifles have shorter barrels than the standard rifle. The K98 is shorter than the Russian Mosin Nagant, but Mauser K98 rifles are well known for their accuracy and reliability. [13][18] After the Germans adopted the Gewehr 1888, over 1,000,000 discarded[citation needed] Model 1871 and 1871/84 were put into Chinese service. The most significant improvement was the addition of an 8 round tubular magazine in the forestock, loaded singly from the top with the bolt open. Peruvian Mauser Parts 1. 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