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The Gewehr 98 or model 98 (M98) rifle is a manually operated, magazine-fed, controlled-feed bolt-action rifle, 1,250 mm (49 in) in length and 4.09 kg (9.0 lb) in weight. It has a 740 mm (29 in) long rifled barrel and carries 5 rounds of ammunition in an internal magazine.
The Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr was the world's first anti-tank rifle —the first rifle designed for the sole purpose of destroying armored targets. The weapon, essentially an enlarged G98, fired 13×92mm (.525-caliber) TuF (Tank und Flieger, "tanks and aeroplanes") semi-rimmed cartridges.
The Mauser Model 1871 adopted as the Gewehr 71 or Infanterie-Gewehr 71 ( I.G.Mod.71 first of many military rifles manufactured to the designs of Peter-Paul and Wilhelm Mauser of the Mauser company. During 1870–71 trials with many different rifles took place; the M1869 Bavarian Werder was the Mauser's chief competitor. The Mauser was ...
A Brazilian soldier (left) with a Mauser M1908 (or M1908/34), standing in front of an American sailor with a M1903 Springfield rifle. Large numbers of Model 1908 rifles and short rifles was purchased between 1908 and 1914. [ 2 ] While DWM was the main manufacturer, Mauser produced 100,000 Model 1908 with DWM Oberndorf stamps. [ 10 ]
Receiver of a Gewehr 98 rifle made by Simson in 1916 Toggle of a Luger P08 pistol made by Simson In World War I , Simson produced Mauser Gewehr 98 rifles for the German Army. In the aftermath of the war and the Treaty of Versailles , the reorganized Reichswehr was allowed to buy new handguns from only one company, so as to limit the ability of ...
7.65×53mm Mauser. Action. Bolt action. Feed system. 5 round fixed box magazine. Sights. Iron sights. The Mauser Model 1893 is a bolt-action rifle commonly referred to as the Spanish Mauser, though the model was adopted by other countries in other calibers, most notably the Ottoman Empire. The M1893 was based on the experimental M1892 rifle ...
After the adoption of the Gewehr 1888 the consortium was awarded the production of cavalry and artillery carbines on its action, but after the introduction of Gewehr 98, production of which was limited to government arsenal, expensive tooling for it the company acquired suddenly became out of demand. [2]
The Seitengewehr 98 is a bayonet that accompanies the Gewehr 98, a German bolt-action rifle made by Mauser. It was superseded by the short-lived Seitengewehr 98/02, with a shorter and sturdier 44 cm (17 in) blade. Seitengewehr 98/05 followed shortly, with a still-substantial 37 cm (15 in) blade. All Mauser bayonets attached via a T-shaped bar ...