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The Mauser Model 1914 is a semi-automatic pistol made by Mauser. A derivative of the 6.35mm (.25 caliber) Model 1910 designed by Josef Nickl, it uses 7.65mm ammunition. [2] In 1934, the Model 1914 was superseded by the simpler Model 1934. Mauser 1914 pistols were used by the German police and military during both World Wars.
The Mauser Model 1895 adopted as Fusil Mauser Chileno Mo 1895 [17] by Chilean forces, is a bolt operated magazine fed rifle using the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge. It is the first major modification of the Mauser Model 1893 and was produced by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken, known as DWM, and Ludwig Loewe Company from 1895 to 1900.
Costa Rica ordered the Model 1910, chambered in 7×57mm Mauser. 5,000 were produced by the Mauser Oberndorf plant (Waffenfabrik Mauser-Oberndorf a/n) between 1911 and 1913. Some of these rifles had their barrel shortened to 58 centimetres (23 in) and were later modified to fire the .30-06 Springfield cartridge. [3]
By 1938 about 1,450 employees are working for the company. With beginning of World War 2 Sauer & Sohn is manufacturing more military firearms again, after 1941 production serves the war effort almost exclusively. Next to Mauser the company 'Sauer & Sohn' became one of the most important manufacturers of the German standard rifle, the Karabiner 98k.
Mauser Oberndorf-am-Neckar Königliche Gewehrfabrik Erfurt 10.6×25mmR German Ordnance 6 German Empire: 1879 Röhm RG-14: Röhm Gesellschaft.22 Long Rifle: 6 West Germany: Rossi Model 971: Rossi.38 Special.357 Magnum: 6 Brazil: 1988 RSh-12: KBP Instrument Design Bureau: 12.7×55mm STs-130: 5 Russia: 2000 Ruger Bearcat: Sturm, Ruger & Company.22 ...
During World War II the Western Cartridge Company made 7.92mm Mauser ammunition for the Chinese Nationalists. The original Ball bullets made in 1942 had Gilding-Metal-clad jackets and the later Alternate Ball versions made from 1943 to 1944 had Gilding-Metal-Coated-Steel (GMCS) jackets.
The .25 ACP was designed because .25-caliber was the smallest John Browning could go while still retaining a centerfire primer pocket, which would be more reliable for self-defense than rimfire primers.
Mauser was born in Oberndorf am Neckar, in what was then the Kingdom of Württemberg.His father and his four brothers were gunsmiths. [1]Together with his brother Paul Mauser (1838–1914) Wilhelm Mauser designed the Mauser Model 1871 rifle, the first of a successful line of Mauser rifles and pistols.