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The Mauser Model 1895 is a bolt operated magazine fed rifle using the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge. It was exported to many overseas powers, including the Chilean forces which adopted as the Fusil Mauser Chileno Modelo 1895. [2] It is the first major modification of the Mauser Model 1893 and was produced by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken ...
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.
1893–1895 Mauser rear sights. The Spanish Army adopted the Model 1895 carbine on 7 May 1895; the rifle was essentially a shortened M1893, with a full-length stock that ran to the muzzle. [10] Though the carbine bears the 1895 designation, it did not include the improvements made in the M1895, and was essentially just a shortened M1893.
The 7×57mm Mauser (designated as the 7 mm Mauser or 7×57mm by the SAAMI and 7 × 57 by the C.I.P.) is a first-generation smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge. It was developed by Paul Mauser of the Mauser company in 1892 and adopted as a military cartridge by Spain in 1893. [3] It was subsequently adopted by several other ...
2,100 ft/s (640 m/s) Feed system. 5-round detachable box magazine. Sights. Iron sights adjustable to 1,900 m (2,100 yd) The Mauser Model 1889 is a bolt-action rifle of Belgian origin. It became known as the 1889 Belgian Mauser, 1890 Turkish Mauser, and 1891 Argentine Mauser.[3]
Armaments: Prior to 1883, the army was equipped with a variety of rifles, mostly French and Belgian origin. From 1892 to 1902, the Chilean-Argentine Arms Race, marked the peak of Chilean arms purchase. 100,000 Mauser rifles and new Krupp artillery was bought for 3,000,000 DM in 1893, 2,000,000 DM in 1895 and 15,000,000 DM in 1898. Ammunition ...
The 7.65×53mm Argentine has 3.70 ml (57.1 grains H 2 O) cartridge case capacity. The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt-action rifles and machine guns alike, under extreme conditions. 7.65×53mm Argentine maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All sizes in millimeters (mm).
The 7mm Mauser-made Model 1935 rifle was similar to the Model 1908 but featured grasping grooves. [5] A short rifle variant also existed. [ 6 ] Not to be confused with the Czech-made Model 1908/34 police carbine ( Vz. 12/33 ), the Model 1908/34 short rifle was an upgraded version of the Model 1908 using local wood.